FARNBOROUGH, UK, July 19, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Smiths Aerospace has been selected by China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC) and Shaanxi Aircraft Company (SAC) to provide the integrated standby instrument system (ISIS) for the re-engined Y8-F600 civil freighter aircraft. The system is developed at the Smiths facility in Cheltenham, UK.
The ISIS is a fully integrated, self-sensing standby instrument capable of computing and displaying attitude, altitude, airspeed, heading, mach and ILS within a single 3ATI instrument, with liquid crystal display technology. Smiths Aerospace has been a supplier of standby instruments for more than 50 years and the ISIS has been selected for more than 10 different aircraft platforms across civil and military air transport, regional jets, business jets, trainers and helicopters. Standby instruments are provided to ensure that, even in the worst possible circumstances of failure in an aircraft's systems, the pilot will still have a presentation of the most essential flight information. Smiths is also under contract by CATIC to supply composite blade propellers for the Y8-F600.
Smiths Aerospace is the leading transatlantic aerospace equipment company, with more than 9,000 staff and $1.6 billion revenues split between Europe and North America. Smiths Aerospace, a part of Smiths Group plc, holds key positions in the supply chains of all major military and civil aircraft and engine manufacturers and is a world-leader in electronic and mechanical systems, precision components and customer services.