Samantha Cartaino

The Avic Y-12F twin-turboprop utility aircraft recently received type certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). It previously obtained approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).

 


Developed by China’s Avic Harbin Aircraft Industry Group, the Y-12F features the Honeywell&nbsp;Primus Apex integrated avionics system. Compared with previous Y-12s, it has a new wing, wider fuselage and updated Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada PT6A turboprop.

 


The aircraft also has more range than its predecessors. Possible missions include passenger transport, airdropping supplies, maritime surveillance, aerial telemetry and photography, remote sensing and geological prospecting.

 


Honeywell claims its Primus Apex avionics suite is the first U.S. Part 23 avionics system to offer flight management functions that meet the latest FAA technical standard order requirements. Other aircraft with the Primus Apex are the Pilatus PC-12NG, Pilatus PC-24, SyberJet SJ30 and Viking Twin Otter 400.

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Fitted with Honeywell’s Primus Apex, the new airplane as a wider fuselage and more range than earlier Y-12s.

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Missouri entrepreneur is the new owner of the Italian twin pusherprop airplane

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Moog’s Genesys Avionics Suite and four-axis autopilot transform the UH-60

Black Hawk Helicopters Get 4th Axis Autopilot Upgrade

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Units work with HUB50 audio management system

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Flight control system for the H130 is expected to be available in the second quarter

Garmin’s GFC 600H Autopilot Coming To Airbus H130 Fleet

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Systems are approved as retrofit installations in select 200-series King Air turboprops

EASA OKs Garmin Autoland, Autothrottle for King Air 200s

SkyVue 1000 package adds new displays, FMS, and audio panel

Atlantic Jet STCs AeroNav Upgrade for Citation Cockpits

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