Cobalt Selects CMC’s SmartDeck Cockpit

Stephen Pope

Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 07:11 PM ET

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CMC's Smartdeck

Key Takeaways:

Cobalt Aircraft Industries has selected Esterline CMC Avionics' SmartDeck integrated avionics suite for its Co50, a five-place, all-composite single-engine aircraft.
The Co50's SmartDeck system will feature dual ADAHRS, WAAS GPS, an integrated digital autopilot, multiple displays, and comprehensive situational awareness capabilities like synthetic vision.
The first Co50 prototype is now entering its initial development flight test program in Canada, with Cobalt aiming for market entry within 18 to 24 months of launching certification testing.

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Cobalt Aircraft Industries has selected the SmartDeck integrated avionics suite from Canada’s Esterline CMC Avionics for its sleek Co50 five-place, all-composite single, the companies announced at AOPA Summit in Palm Springs, California.

The Co50’s standard SmartDeck avionics system will include dual air-data/attitude-heading reference systems (ADAHRS), WAAS GPS and an integrated digital autopilot.