Simviation Forum - Real world Beech1900 FMS???

Oct 31^st, 2004 at 3:09pm

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What kind of FMS system is typically installed in a Beech 1900D or does it use a GA style gps system or since its shorthaul to they fly 2 vors and an adf similar to the old DC9's??

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Reply #1 - Nov 4^th, 2004 at 8:18am

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The Beech 1900 flightdeck is probably very similar to the B200 King Air, meaning no FMS.
But what you will find is a GPS unit (Bendix King perhaps) that is integrated into the autopilot and the EFIS system

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Reply #2 - Nov 4^th, 2004 at 12:06pm

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The Beech 1900 flightdeck is probably very similar to the B200 King Air, meaning no FMS.

All the BE200's I've flown in have had an FMS. I'm 99% certian all new 1900's are equiped with FMS (I know the new King Airs are). I'd also imagine most operators have equiped thier 1900's with FMSs.

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Reply #3 - Nov 4^th, 2004 at 5:56pm

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Are you sure those are not GNSS's?
There's a big difference between those and an FMS

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Reply #4 - Nov 4^th, 2004 at 10:50pm

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Are you sure those are not GNSS's?
There's a big difference between those and an FMS

Yes, I am sure what I am talking about is an FMS and not a GNSSs (that is another term for GPS, right?), unless of course Beechcraft, Flight Saftey, and Collions/Universal are all incorrect.

You're right they are totally different. Here are a few pictures of FMS's in King Airs.

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/085766/L/

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/387936/L/ (bottom inbetween the seats)

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/673210/L/ (the big screen in the middle is the display for the FMS)

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Reply #5 - Nov 5^th, 2004 at 12:00am

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Cripes, that is what you get with outdated material. The "older" B1900 did not come with FMS, so this was new!
Thanks for the heads up

Btw any idea of what type of FMS that is on the B1900?
Looks kinda like the GNS-Xl's that we find in your citations, but the CDU isn't exactly the same, and none of the Univeral UNS series fits either...

Any idea would be great

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Reply #6 - Nov 5^th, 2004 at 4:29pm

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Cripes, that is what you get with outdated material. The "older" B1900 did not come with FMS, so this was new!
Thanks for the heads up

Btw any idea of what type of FMS that is on the B1900?
Looks kinda like the GNS-Xl's that we find in your citations, but the CDU isn't exactly the same, and none of the Univeral UNS series fits either...

Any idea would be great

The new King Air's have the Collions Pro line 21 avionics setup as you would find in a Citation 560XL. Dual FMS, TAWs, ect.

In the King Air below...

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/673210/L/

...we have the Universal UNS. I think it's the UNS-1, but I can't remember.

As for the 1900s, I really have no clue and never plan too. I hope to never fly one, but that's just personal preference.

Have a nice day.

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