• Thales launches PureFlyt, a breakthrough Flight Management System (FMS) that advances both safety and efficiency of flight.
• PureFlyt has been designed from the outset to capitalise on the greater availability of data from both onboard and open-world sources.
PARIS-Wednesday 27 November 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Innovdays -Thales
is unveiling PureFlyt, the Flight Management System (FMS) of the
future, specifically designed to efficiently manage aircraft in a
connected aerospace ecosystem and in increasingly crowded skies. Indeed,
with the global commercial aircraft fleet forecast to double by 2030,
and the use of drones set to rapidly grow, we will be entering an era in
which millions of aircraft movements are recorded each day.
Combining
extensive knowledge of Avionics, Connectivity, Air Traffic management
and 40-year Flight Management System expertise, Thales has developed
PureFlyt, an entirely connected FMS, designed to offer airframers and
airlines the best combination of safety, security, and fuel and
operations efficiency. PureFlyt will allow crews to make better
decisions using more sources of information, will bring improved
performance and reactivity to the aircraft during complex phases of
flight and will calculate alternative trajectories in real time to
propose or react quickly to changes of plan. Providing pilots with the
right information at the right time heightens trust in the computed
trajectory, enhancing efficiency and reducing pilot workload throughout
all flight phases.
One
of the core innovations making PureFlyt a game changer in the FMS world
is its ability to draw on both onboard and open-world data, such as
weather information. By combining the integrity of the FMS and the
agility and power of Electronic Flight Bag flight functionalities,
aircraft trajectory can be permanently controlled, adapted and enhanced,
resulting in optimised flight, decreased fuel consumption and improved
passenger comfort.
While
being a technological breakthrough, PureFlyt enjoys an unparalleled
maturity level. Using massive testing and artificial intelligence
technologies to simulate 2 billion test cases enabled accumulating an
invaluable experience, equivalent of 100 million actual flight hours.
Cyber-secure
by design, PureFlyt has also been designed to be future-proof,
accommodating the implementation of concepts such as the Initial 4D
(I4D) trajectory management methods currently being researched by SESAR
(Single European Sky ATM Research) in the EU and NextGen in the US. By
increasing the accuracy of flight in four dimensions, the fourth
dimension being time, PureFlyt will enable more effectiveness in
maintaining optimal distance between aircraft, particularly in the
demanding phases of departure and approach.
PureFlyt will be available for entry into service in 2024, for both linefit and retrofit.
“In
the air, the digital revolution has only just begun. A paradigm shift
in onboard cockpit electronics is taking place in the connected airspace
and PureFlyt is at the forefront of this digital new age, leading the
next generation of Flight Management System that truly makes the
aircraft a node of connectivity. By computing and sharing vast amounts
of data, PureFlyt will make flights safer, greener, easier for the
pilots to manage, more profitable for airlines and, all this, ultimately
for the full benefits of passengers” declared Jean-Paul Ebanga, Thales Vice-President Flight Avionics.
For more information please visit:
https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/group/magazine/quantum-leap-flight-management
https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/group/magazine/quantum-leap-flight-management
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