NEW DIGITAL CHRONOMETER THOMMEN SWISSCHRONO CM20 ESTABLISHED ON Xi’an MA-60/600 AIRCRAFT
Waldenburg, Switzerland, July 30, 2013 – Xian China has announced the selection and certification of their digital chronometer CM20 by Xi’an Aircraft Company Ltd. (XAC), China, for installation on the twin-turboprop transport aircraft MA60 and MA600.
“Entering into this program with the support of our dealer AVIBEST is a further evidence of our fruitful cooperation with Chinese aviation customers and moreover an important step on the way of establishing this new digital chronometer on international aircraft new production programs” stated Stefan Weiss, the responsible Business Development Manager of REVUE THOMMEN AG.
Xi’an Aircraft Company Limited (XAC) is a Chinese aircraft manufacturer and developer of large and medium-sized airplanes. XAC was established in 1958 and has more than 20’000 employees. Their famous MA60 is a stretched version of the Xian Y7-200A which was produced based on the Antonov An-24 to operate in rugged conditions with limited ground support. The MA600 (MA for Modern Ark) is an improved version of MA-60.
The THOMMEN CM20/30 is a family of digital chronometers providing sophisticated system integration and optimum time-read-out. They meet requirements for on-board time management on nearly all aircraft categories from helicopters via military jets up to airliners by offering following main features:
24 hour clock for UTC or Local Time (LT)
Simultaneous display of clock, elapsed and flight time readings
UTC synchronization via GPS (using SynxT adapto)
Flight Timer (FT) with automatic (controlled via WoW) or manual mode selectable
Elapsed Timer (ET) with split time function
Remote setting functions via RS-232 in master and slave mode
Lighting options (white/white, white/red, white/green NVIS A&B)
-45°C…70°C operational temperature range, -55°C…85°C storage
DO-160F, DO-178B Level D, DO-254 DAL D, MIL-STD 810F
REVUE THOMMEN AG, based in Waldenburg, Switzerland, is an important manufacturer of aircraft equipment and worldwide leading supplier of mechanical aircraft chronographs. THOMMEN is ISO 9001:2008, EASA Part 21 and EASA Part 145 certified. Additional company information is available at www.THOMMEN.aero.
Contact for more information:
Stefan Weiss, ++41 61 965 23 53,
Picture: Xi’an MA600 (source: Wikipedia) and THOMMEN CM30