SARASOTA, Fla. -- HEICO subsidiary Dukane Seacom has been selected by Bombardier to supply its DK-406-DT Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) to support the Global 7500 business jet. The DK-406-DT meets the Aeronautical Distress & Safety System (GADSS) regulations going into effect in January 2023.

The Dukane Seacom AeroELT product family consists of integrated ELT solutions designed and tested to current and future requirements for worldwide ELT operations. According to Dukane Seacom, the AeroELT product family provides improvements in automatic triggering and meets DO-227A compliance for containment of a lithium battery thermal runaway event without venting. The company added that a multi-axis MEMS trigger is used to automatically detect impact, improving trigger reliability over traditional G-Switch triggers, and a self-contained GNSS receiver further enhances the ability to quickly locate an aircraft in distress worldwide.

The new DK-406-DT is capable of being triggered in-flight to alert search-and-rescue authorities of an emergency prior to an incident. The ELT-DT uses a specialized battery and power management system to allow the ELT to operate in temperatures down to -40°C, providing a complete Class 1 compliant ELT solution. The DK-406-DT combines the features of a Distress Tracking and Automatic Fixed (AF) ELT, allowing customers to meet requirements for their aircraft to contain a fixed ELT and GADSS compliance with a single transmitter that is fully-compliant with current and Second Generation Beacon (SGB) requirements.

"Dukane Seacom is delighted to be chosen by Bombardier for this important new safety system for the Global 7500 business jet," said Anish Patel, President of Dukane Seacom. "This selection reinforces the capabilities of our ELT product family and the technical excellence that Dukane Seacom brings to aircraft safety systems."

Sarasota, Florida-based Dukane Seacom has an installed base of over 100,000 Underwater Locator Beacons (ULB) and over 10,000 Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELT) in the commercial, military, and business aviation markets.

Source: Dukane Seacom Inc