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Wind River Selected by Eurocopter for Helicopter Flight Display Systems-Super Puma EC 225 and the Cougar EC 725
- Wind River Platform for Safety Critical selected as device software foundation for state-of-the-art avionics system
- Avionics system successfully meets DO-178B Level A Certification
"Wind River worked closely with the Eurocopter team throughout the development and certification process, providing tremendous value in optimizing the safety, security and reliability of Eurocopter's new flight display systems," said Marc Achache, System architecture department manager at Eurocopter's design office. "Wind River's technology and expertise is quickly making them an international standard for safety-critical systems. By choosing Wind River for this project, we had the complete foundation required to build and certify these mission critical systems on time."
The Super Puma EC 225 is the next generation civil helicopter while the Cougar EC 725 helicopter was specifically designed for military use. Using Wind River's Platform for Safety Critical, Eurocopter began work on the flight display systems in 1999 and these systems will achieve complete DO-178B Level A certification, summer 2004. With Wind River's expertise in aerospace and defense as well as proven, tested and reliable technology, Eurocopter was able to meet stringent specifications for commands, reconfiguration modes and other essential functions to protect against breakdowns or system malfunctions.
"Wind River is a leading provider of commercial technology for the aerospace and defense market and, in particular, for the safety-critical markets that require certifications such as DO-178B level A," said Dave Fraser, chief marketing officer for Wind River. "Through Wind River Platform for Safety Critical, we are able to provide our customers with a proven foundation and certification evidence, enabling them to build their products better, faster, at a lower cost and more reliably."
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