Specialist Electronics Services Ltd
Craven Court
Stanhope Road
Camberley, Surrey
England
GU15 3BS
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See SES in a new light from July 19th to 25th – and beyond!
The daily flying display at Farnborough is for many the iconic element of the airshow, a show case for the world’s most
advanced aircraft, as well as the greatest historic and popular aircraft ever produced.
For SES, it provides another opportunity to bring our new and exciting avionics products and capabilities to a worldwide
clientele. Farnborough International provides the first showing of SES’ new JUNO airborne processor, capable of
controlling multiple bus interfaces and high performance graphics. Offshore helicopters operators should call
and see our new Usage Monitoring System focused specifically on JAR OPS 3.517 Class 2 operation. A new installation
using this lightweight and compact engine monitoring unit has been EASA Certified on EC135 Aircraft operated
by Bond Air Services.
These are just two examples from the wide range of data recording and airborne processor products SES will be exhibiting
at Farnborough this year.
SES has become a familiar exhibitor at aerospace-oriented shows, and so to exhibit at a show focused specifically on Land
Vehicles is new territory for us. The International Armoured Vehicles Conference and Exhibition at the ExCel Centre,
2-5th February 2010, was attended by over 1,200 people on the first day, it was reported. A very encouraging number of
those took time to visit the SES stand, where the rugged and compact S3DP-V Vehicle Solid State Processor was the focal point.
At the recent helicopter event Helitech 2009 at The Imperial War Museum Duxford, UK, SES exhibited on its stand some its most
recent airborne rugged processor technology, in addition to many data recorders already familiar in helicopter installations.
Processors included high performance S3DP-V, while helicopter-installed recorders on show included the 2-channel video S3DR-F+
and 3-channel cockpit voice recorder S3DR-CVR.
The three aircraft parked next to each other below on day 1 of the show have one thing in common: All are equipped with SES
data recorders:
September 2009, Camberley, UK - Specialist Electronics Services Ltd (SES), a leading UK designer and manufacturer of rugged
data recorders, recording media and data reconstruction software, has supplied its S3DR-CVR cockpit voice recorder to FB
Heliservices Ltd, owners and lessors to MOD of Eurocopter AS350B Squirrel training helicopters of the Defence Helicopter
Flying School based at Shawbury, Shropshire and Middle Wallop, Hants. The installation programme was completed earlier this
year.
The small and rugged solid state unit has proved itself in UK MOD Puma, Gazelle and Lynx helicopters since its fleetwide
fit during 2006. The units record two channels of intercom data as well as a further channel of data from an SES Area
Microphone mounted in the cockpit. The small size, rugged design and construction and high qualification and survivability
standard of the S3DR-CVR make it ideal for small helicopters and light aircraft where fitting of a "black box"
recorder is not mandated. The recorders can provide valuable information after minor incidents for training purposes as well
as evidence for boards of enquiry after serious accidents. The near flat frequency response up to 16kHz, well beyond the range
of traditional Cockpit Voice Recorders, makes for high intelligibility of speech and permits analysis by accident investigators
of the microphone signal for high gearshaft harmonics.
Installation was designed and certified as a minor modification using civil aviation standard EASA form 32, by Phoenix
Aviation Design Services Ltd of Lingfield Surrey. Installation was conducted by FB Heliservices Ltd on site at Shawbury
and Middle Wallop.
FB Heliservices selected the SES unit for their aircraft in collaboration with Defence Logistic Organisation (DLO),
Helicopter and Islander Integrated Project Team, the Royal Air Force 22 (Training) Group as well as the Defence Helicopter
Flying School.
The Defence Helicopter Flying School provides basic helicopter training for pilots of the three Services and Foreign and
Commonwealth countries. The School also provides advanced and multi-engine training for RAF aircrew and other special
courses for the three Services, training approximately 400 students a year, including navigators, crewman and postgraduate
students.
The Squirrel HT1 (Eurocopter AS350B) helicopters used by the School are owned and maintained by FB Heliservices Ltd, who also
provide 40% of the flying instructors.
The installation programme was begun in March 2009.
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| AS350B Squirrel Helicopter | Installed S3DR-CVR |
Innovation by SES provides enhanced features, wins MOD competition
March 2009 - Specialist Electronics Services Ltd (SES), a leading designer and manufacturer of rugged data recorders, recording
media and data reconstruction software has been selected and is under contract to UK MOD to supply 160 Crash Survivable
Aircraft Cockpit Voice Recorders for the Lynx Mks 3, 7, 8 and 9 Helicopters.
Black box style CVRs are as important in the investigation of accidents and incidents in military aircraft as in civil aircraft,
but not all fleets have them fitted as standard. Some small fixed- and rotary wing aircraft, and many military aircraft are still
excluded from the mandatory fit of these devices, although where possible in the UK cockpit voice recorders are installed in
military aircraft as part of a Duty of Care policy.
This important win for SES takes the Company decisively into the world of crash-survivable, rugged data recorders conforming
to the EUROCAE ED112 and TSO123 standard. Our tender offer impressed Lynx Integrated Project Team with its technical innovations
as well as exceeding the must-have certification elements required in the tender. We are delighted that SES has been able to
offer this state of the art, certified solution to win such an important contract for the added security of U.K. airborne armed
forces.
The contract was awarded on 3 March 2009 and deliveries are scheduled for 2010.
August 2008 - Specialist Electronics Services Ltd (SES), a leading designer and manufacturer of rugged data recorders,
recording media and data reconstruction software, has received a major extension to its important contract from
Rolls-Royce (Indianapolis) to supply Engine Monitoring Units (EMU) for the RR300 engine programme.
The RR300 turbine engine represents a major step forward in the helicopter industry. Rolls-Royce received FAA type
certification earlier this year with full-rate production to follow. An agreement has been reached with Robinson
Helicopter Company, which has selected the RR300 for its new R66 helicopter, and MOUs have been signed with Enstrom
Helicopters, Schweizer Aircraft and MD Helicopters Inc. to discuss future purchases.
The RR300 embodies new technology and advanced design methodologies, utilising an embedded EMU supplied by SES. This
allows fleet-wide engine performance to be monitored and the data collected used to refine the maintenance regime which
in turn allows Rolls-Royce to deliver to their customers reduced operating costs and an optional, through-life,
peace-of-mind maintenance program.
The EMU is a derivative of the very compact COTS solid state data recorder known as S3DR-C, versions of which are already
in active service in more that 400 fixed wing aircraft and helicopters throughout the world. Following a successful
development phase, deliveries by SES of production EMU units have been made according to the agreed schedule over the
past 12 months.
This major success for SES demonstrates our commitment to engine monitoring and data recording in aerospace applications.
The combination of high performance with affordability in our products is one of our main strengths, and we are pleased that
Rolls-Royce has seen the benefits that this provides to their business. The relationship between Rolls-Royce and SES is
moving to a new level, and we are looking forward to further collaborations continuing in the future.
