John Larkin said:
Recently did heads-up display upgrade for the C130.
John, that was a Rockwell Collins program from 2002. That is very
big business, much too large for a teeny outfit like yours. They
simply don't need you.
Here's the facts:
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Rockwell Collins Flight Dynamics Signs Head-Up Display Contract for
US Air Force C-130 Avionics Modernization Program; Contract for
Rockwell Collins avionics package valued at more than $400 million
over life of program
PORTLAND, Ore. (February 25, 2002) - Rockwell Collins Flight
Dynamics has signed a contract with The Boeing Company to develop
dual Head-Up Display (HUD) systems for the United States Air Force
C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP). Boeing was selected by
the USAF as the prime contractor to upgrade the avionics systems for
more than 500 C-130 aircraft.
http://www.rockwellcollins.com/news/page2691.html
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Our head up display (HUD) system is a compact and high performance
full color and text display for both the commercial and military
aerospace markets. In addition to the HUD, Rockwell Collins is
supplying our 6- x 8-inch Multi-Function Displays, increasing pilot
situational awareness and enhancing crew effectiveness by enabling
in-flight mission planning. Certain C-130 AMP customers will also
install the new Rockwell Collins MFD-2912 display, which is based on
the same open systems architecture as the other MFD display families
and shares components with the new commercial Boeing 787 cockpit
displays. Communication and navigation products for the C-130 AMP
include AN/ARC-210 radios, SAT-2000 satellite communications system,
multi-mode receivers, automatic direction finder and high frequency
data link upgrades.
http://www.rockwellcollins.com/products/gov/defense_electronics/subsystem
-integration/tanker-cc/C-130/index.html
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Rockwell Collins' head up displays (HUD) enhance mission
effectiveness by improving pilot situational awareness. The HUD on
tactical aircraft is positioned above the instrument glare shield
and allows the pilot to look forward onto a transparent screen,
which is called the optical combiner. The HUD on a military
transport is positioned above the pilot's head and projected on a
combiner hung from the top of the windshield. All of the critical
flight information normally viewed on the head down displays is also
superimposed on the combiner. This gives the pilot the option of
flying "heads up" by viewing flight information and the real world
scene simultaneously.
http://www.rockwellcollins.com/products/gov/defense_electronics/displays1
/cockpit-displays/HUD/index.html
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Now, tell us exactly which resistor in the display you designed.
Even better, post the contract number so we can track down what was
involved.
Regards,
Mike Monett