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How One Avionics System Changed the Way We Get from Point A to Point B
FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
BY THE NUMBERS
versions of FMS currently available from Honeywell
crew member reduced with anFMS onboard
databases that provide FMS with performance and navigation information
3 aircraft types the FMS was originally designed for: 757, 767, A310
1980the year Honeywell began developing the first FMS 1984
the year the first FMS was certified
A FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (FMS) manages flight plans, navigates where an aircraft should fly, and at what speed and velocity to ensure the safest and most efficient flight.
110
age in years of the FMS34
number of megabytes on the first FMS hard drive
412 the flight path flown by the Boeing Seahawks 747, enabled by Honeywell’s FMS
19hours to complete the longest nonstop commercial flight
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