Press Release

Issued by Safe Flight Instrument.

May 16, 2008

Safe Flight Instrument Corporation, the world's leading manufacturer of aircraft lift instrumentation and control systems, has been selected to provide the Stall Warning and Protection System (SWPS) on the highly anticipated Embraer Phenom 100.  The Very Light Jet is the second of the next generation VLJ Aircraft to select Safe Flight's AoA Sensor. 

Safe Flight's AoA Sensor provides local angle-of-attack information to the dual channel digital SWPS Computer.  The computer supplies stall warning and low airspeed awareness ques to the integrated avionics suite as well as outputs to drive the stick pusher for stall protection. 

The AoA Sensor measures the direction of local airflow with respect to the fuselage reference and links to two independent position sensors that generate an electrical output representing the airflow angle.  A self-regulating heater located in the vane provides ice protection.  The vane is field replaceable with no recalibration necessary and hinges to eliminate the possibility of aircraft damage resulting from loose vane caused by impact in flight.  The vane shape, 360 º mechanical rotation, and rain shield with low friction seal prevent damage and loss of accuracy during high pressure washing, rain and ground operations.