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The MRTT Mission Computer System Currently in service installed in A310 MRTT and CC-150T tankers, although readily adaptable to other tanker aircraft, the MRTT Mission Computer System (MCS) brings all the features of a mission planning system normally used on the ground to the air refueling operator's work station on board the aircraft, allowing flexible and efficient mission management without compromising safety. Under all conditions, operator workload is reduced by easy-to-interpret information displays, significantly enhancing situational awareness for the whole tanker crew. Major benefits...

Overview of System Functions The MCS allows the creation of a complete advisory flight and fuel plan for single tanker AAR missions, both towline and trail, including: ! Flight track definition by nav database waypoints, user waypoints, airways, SIDS/STARS ! Climb, enroute and descend altitude profile ! Consideration of statistical or actual weather ! Selection of take-off, destination and alternate airfields ! Automatic trail planning with instant in-flight single-hose re-planning ! Independent flight planning for tanker and receivers from take-off up to a rendevous point and from a split point...

Funkwerk Avionics GmbH Gewerbestrasse2 D-86875 Waal Germany Phone:+49-824696990 Fax: +49-82461049 E-mail: i nfo@fu nkwerk- avi onics.com www.funkwerk-avionics.com I SO9001:2008 Certified quality management funkwerk))) avionics W MCS Equipment Hardware and Interfaces The A310 MRTT Mission Computer System hardware comprises: • Two ARI NIC-600 airborne computers in a common tray with forced cooling • Two 15" LCD displays • Control panel • Keyboard and poi nti ng devi ce • Ethernet switch The MCS uses a total of 15 ARINC-429 channels and some discrete signals to receive data from A310 MRTT avionics systems...