Bell Textron Awards Rogerson Kratos 412EP Cockpit Display System

Irvine, California (February 1, 2011) Bell Helicopter, A Textron Company, today awarded to Rogerson Kratos, A Rogerson Company, the cockpit display system upgrade for the Bell 412EP, a project designed to extend the capability and performance of the widely respected Bell 412EP helicopter consisting of an engine and cockpit upgrade available in 3-axis and 4-axis options.

Rogerson Kratos new cockpit display system is the most advanced available in the helicopter industry today including enhanced situational awareness, while at the same time reducing pilot workload. The system, following on the highly successful Rogerson Kratos cockpit displays for the Bell Model 429, utilizes similar hardware and advanced features focused on the 412EP mission. This long tradition of product partnership also included Rogerson Kratos supplying the cockpit displays for the Bell Helicopter Models 412, 427, and 430.

The system features four (4) high resolution 8” X 10” displays with advanced graphics capabilities displaying the latest market requirements in unique formats with multiple video inputs and compatible with night vision goggle capabilities.

“Rogerson Kratos is pleased and excited to be working on this program to support Bell Helicopter offerings not only for the offshore oil industry, but also for other potential applications,” said Michael Rogerson, Chairman of Rogerson Kratos. “Our cockpit display system gives operators the latest features on a very cost effective helicopter platform. It also opens the possibility of existing operators to upgrade their present fleets.”

About Rogerson Kratos (RK)

For more than 40 years, Rogerson Kratos has been the world leader in traditional aircraft instrumentation. With products on virtually every aircraft in the Western world, Rogerson Kratos continues to be selected as original equipment on new aircraft because of reliability and innovation.

Rogerson Kratos manufactures thousands of instruments for a variety of applications aboard most transports, business jets and turboprop aircraft. Products provide cockpit instrumentation systems measuring all engine, electrical and fluid parameters, aircraft position/trim and numerous system and environmental temperature levels. Rogerson Kratos instruments stand out because of their unrivaled quality, superior reliability and service life. If that were not enough, Rogerson Kratos repairs and maintains its own equipment through in-house FAA/JAA-licensed service centers.

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