Genesys Aerosystems, a Moog company, announced that it is working with XP Services, a Tullahoma, TN based company specializing in aircraft modernization and refurbishment, to add the UH-60L model to its Black Hawk Alpha model STC for Moog’s Genesys Avionics Suite. As part of the STC, the avionics suite will interface with GE -701D engines. STC completion is planned for Fall of 2024. The first two UH60L aircraft will be supplied by Seaview Aviation located in Camarillo, CA for their contract deliveries to an Australian customer.

The Genesys Avionics Suite provides a fully modernized EFIS upgrade using IDU-680 smart displays replacing all standard analog gauges. Each IDU-680 features synthetic vision (SVS), built-in Flight Management System (FMS) for both navigation and communication radios, Helicopter Terrain Awareness and Warning System (HTAWS), geo-referenced hover vector, and an interface to special mission systems using Genesys’ patented Open Architecture System Integration Symbology (OASIS™) toolset. The dual GPS/SBAS navigation system supports all NexGen procedures, USCG search and rescue patterns, and user-defined precision approaches. All engine instruments and master caution lights are replaced with quadruple redundant Engine Indication and Crew Alerting System (EICAS) display pages. The suite also replaces legacy gyros, which are prone to failure and costly to repair, with solid-state, lightweight, digital Attitude/Heading Reference System (AHRS).

“As the US Army releases more Lima models for civilian or foreign military use, Genesys wants to ensure operators are able to utilize fully modernized Black Hawks with a better return on their investment while increasing the aircraft’s operational life and mission effectiveness,” said Jamie Luster, Genesys’ Director of Sales and Marketing.

Coupled to the avionics suite will be a fully digital 4-axis IFR certified Genesys Helicopter Autopilot, which includes full automation from a single point hover to another single point hover for ultimate safety and pilot workload reduction.

The suite also offers the Genesys Digital Radio (GDR™) Nav/Comm. The GDR features combined VOR, localizer, glideslope, and marker beacon navigation plus VHF and UHF communication options. Figure 1 – Black Hawk Avionics Suite The fully integrated system offers dramatic reductions in cost, weight, maintenance, and pilot workload, while remaining customizable for special mission applications.