Concern Radioelectronic Technologies has started production of RMI-3 radiomagnetic indicators for Tu-214 aircraft. The equipment combines both magnetic and radio complexes and has course and glide path signalling devices, which helps to land the aircraft more accurately and safely. The first products will be delivered to the customer this year, the KRET press service said.
RMI-3 indicators are manufactured at the production site of the Ramenskoye instrument-making plant. They are required to determine the direction of movement of the aircraft and its location relative to radio beacons. The equipment is used as a backup device in the complex of the basic digital pilotage and navigation system. Similar products have already proven themselves on Be-200 and Il-96 aircraft.
“In the conditions of a multiple increase in the production of domestic aircraft for civil aviation, the assembly and dispatch of new radiomagnetic indicators to customers is becoming one of the priority tasks for RPZ. By the end of this year, the company will deliver three RMI-3 devices to the customer and twelve more by the end of 2024, which correlates with the plans to build at least 10 Tu-214 aircraft per year,” said Alexey Drozdov, Managing Director of RPZ JSC.
The indicator is usually located in the centre of the vertical front instrument panel in the pilot’s main field of vision. The instrument shows magnetic bearing and bearing to radio beacons. Beacon signals provide good accuracy and reliability, as ultra-short radio waves are not subject to deviation from course due to terrain or urban development, or at the boundaries of physical environments such as coastlines. Today, even with the widespread use of satellite and inertial navigation, radio beacon navigation remains relevant and contributes to flight safety.
