US APPROVES BENDIX KING ANGLE OF ATTACK DEVICE
10 Mar 2014
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The US aviation authority, the FAA, has approved Bendix King's KLR 10 Angle-of-Attack indicator for certified aircraft. This follows an enthusiastic take-up by the FAA for AoA devices.
Bendic King's KLR 10 Lift Reserve Indicator provides at-a-glance awareness and audible cues of remaining lift in an easy-to-install, easy-to-read device that’s ready for your general aviation aircraft. Mounted on the glare shield, the KLR 10 is right at eye level where you need it and provides continuous AoA awareness when scanning for traffic or monitoring the runway environment on approach.
"Angle of Attack (AoA) and airspeed mismanagement account for the majority of preventable loss of control accidents in the pattern and on approach," says Bendix King. "The KLR 10 improves operational safety by increasing pilot awareness of remaining lift during phases of flight with high angles of attack such as takeoff and landing."
Other Angle of Attack facts from Bendix King:
- An aircraft will always stall at the same AoA, whereas indicated stall speed will vary with weight and angle of bank
- Military and commercial operators have been using AOA as the primary performance indicator for decades
- The KLR 10 increases safety during high AOA flight regimes such as approach, landing and maximum performance climbs
- Visual and audible cues alert you of decaying lift much earlier than traditional warning systems
- Independent of pilot-static systems, so it can be used even if the existing air-data system is compromised by ice, water or other contaminants
- Optional heated probe
LINKBendix King KLR 10
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