Honeywell Aerospace

Boeing 747- 400


Boeing 747-400FANS Capability and Advanced Features
Honeywell introduced the Future Air Navigation System functions first in the Boeing B747, leading the way for industry advancement and FANS features on all new aircraft.

Continual improvement in FMS features fine tune the benefit gains on this aircraft. Using shared navigation databases and common operations with many other Boeing aircraft, the FMS reduces the pilot workload while maintaining minimum training transitions.

The long haul B747 relies heavily on the accuracy and cost benefit of the world standard Honeywell FMS technology. Decades of service have proven that airlines can rely on this full spectrum navigation package, evolving to handle significant changes in airspace and changes.

Advanced Features:

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  Automatic Dependant Surveillance (ADS)
  Controller/Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC)
  GPS Integration
  RNP (by phase of flight)
  GPS Integration
  RNP by phase of flight in Navigation Database
  Required Time of Arrival (RTA)
  MCDU Keyboard Enhancement available (ATC key)
  Flight Plan Printing

Flight Planning Improvements
  Greatly Improved System Response Time
  Hot Spare Eliminates Resynchs
  Multiple same-type RNAV Runway Approaches
  150 Waypoint Route Capacity
  Airline Policy Page
  Alternate Airports
  STAR Runway Transitions
  GPS Approaches
  Longer Procedure Names
  Fixed Radius Turns in Procedures

EFIS Improvements
  Display of all Conditional
  Waypoints on the HSI Map

Guidance Improvements
  VNAV Approach Changes
  MCDU Descent Page Display
  Approach Intercept
  Intercept Course from a Fix
  VNAV Speed Floor
  Cruise Speed Segments
  Wind Trade Step Climbs

Navigation Improvements
  Improved Magnetic Variation Coverage
  Navigation Radio Tuning
  RNP Values in the Navigation Database
  8MB Navigation Database Allocation

Maintenance Improvements
  Airline Modifiable Information (AMI)
  All Software is Field Loadable
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