Aspen Avionics

The basic architecture of Aspen Avionics Connected Panel networked cockpit is depicted at left, courtesy the company. Wireless equipment in the cockpit is nothing new, but it rarely was connected to anything other than audio.

Editorial Staff

Thursday, February 26, 2015 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Aspen Avionics' Connected Panel represents a new networked cockpit architecture, departing from older wireless systems limited primarily to audio.
Modern avionics solutions now wirelessly link consumer-grade devices and their applications to an aircraft's various systems.
This connectivity allows tablet-based Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) software to integrate with installed and certified avionics, opening new possibilities and upgrade paths.

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The basic architecture of Aspen Avionics Connected Panel networked cockpit is depicted below, courtesy the company. Wireless equipment in the cockpit is nothing new, but it rarely was connected to anything other than audio.

Now, some of the latest avionics solutions wirelessly link consumer-grade devices and their apps to an aircrafts various systems. Connecting a tablets EFB software to installed and certified avionics opens up many new possibilities and upgrade paths.