Lufthansa Technik to debut HDTV screens at NBAA 2005

European completions and cabin systems provider Lufthansa Technik plans to unveil a new range of airworthy HDTV LCD displays at the NBAA show in Orlando, Florida, on November 8-10.

Developed by Hamburg-based Lufthansa Technik's Innovation Engineering "skunk works," the screens come in three sizes - 15in, 20in and 30in – and are destined primarily for the VIP cabin conversions in which the company specialises.

The screens will be on display in the section of the Lufthansa Technik booth dedicated to the NICE Ethernet-based cabin network, which is operational in a number of VIP Boeing BBJ2s and 747-400s.

Visitors to the Lufthansa Technik booth in Orlando should look out for a number of other Innovation Engineering products, including a wireless access point (WAP), the AirTrack moving-map system (in conjunction with TEAC Aerospace of the USA), and an audio/video-on-demand inflight entertainment server for corporate aircraft.

Offering 54mbit/sec WiFi, the WAP can support virtual LANs – multiple simultaneous wireless LANs using the same frequencies on one aircraft – and accommodates the most advanced wireless security protocols, including WiFi Protected Access (WPA) V2.

Shephard Group has the full scoop. We will be on the floor in Orlando for the 2005 NBAA show in November.

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