How One Avionics System Changed the Way We Get from Point A to Point B

FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

BY THE NUMBERS

versions of FMS currently available from Honeywell

crew member reduced with anFMS onboard

databases that provide FMS with performance and navigation information

3 aircraft types the FMS was originally designed for: 757, 767, A310

1980the year Honeywell began developing the first FMS 1984

the year the first FMS was certified

A FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (FMS) manages flight plans, navigates where an aircraft should fly, and at what speed and velocity to ensure the safest and most efficient flight.

110

age in years of the FMS34

number of megabytes on the first FMS hard drive

412 the flight path flown by the Boeing Seahawks 747, enabled by Honeywell’s FMS

19hours to complete the longest nonstop commercial flight

2+

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