TrueNorth Avionics, Inc., has introduced an advanced network audio interface (NAI) that enables helicopter passengers and crew to communicate via intercom through the aircraft’s audio panel, with the Sikorsky S-92 announced as the initial application. The new TrueNorth NAI, which is an enhanced, multicabin version of the system currently available on Sikorsky’s S-76 models, also provides optional interfaces for cabin paging and HF communications.
The TrueNorth NAI works with TrueNorth’s revolutionary Simphone¯ OpenCabin^â„¢ airborne telecommunications system, uses a suite of enterprise-level applications (‘apps’) to bring advanced voice and data-management capabilities to the S-76 and S-92. Introduced in 2009 at NBAA, the all-digital Simphone¯ OpenCabin system offers unlimited service life, built-in Wi-Fi and data routing, unmatched communications security and superior voice quality.
About TrueNorth
Headquartered in Ontario, Canada, with U.S. offices in New Jersey and the Kansas City area, and distributor support in Dallas, TrueNorth Avionics, Inc., is a world-class technology company that develops integrated communications solutions for business aviation. Its revolutionary Simphone¯ OpenCabin system features all-digital hardware and enterprise-level business software, and offers an unlimited service life and simplified functional upgrades via a suite of user-specified ‘apps’. Learn more at http://www.truenorthavionics.com/.