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Stormscope Weather Mapping System
L-3 Avionics Systems' Stormscope® helps thousands of pilots safely avoid the hazards of convective weather. With Stormscope®, they spot dangerous conditions that radar might not show. The Stormscope® series enables pilots to make informed, flight critical decisions about thunderstorm avoidance and allows them to fly with greater confidence. These Series II Stormscope® products incorporate the latest ranging technology for more precise tracking of lightning discharges from as far away as 200 nmi.
WX 500
WX 500
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The Stormscope® WX-500 Weather Mapping Sensor interfaces with the new generation of multi-function displays. Now you can integrate proven lightning detection and avoidance information with your moving map avionics.

Key WX-500 features:

These features are available to the MFD, but are not necessarily used by the MFD.

  • Up to 200 nmi range
  • Pilot selectable strike and cell modes
  • Display of airspace in 120° forward and 360° surrounding views
  • Heading stabilization
  • Stores lightning data on all ranges simultaneously
  • Strike rate indicator
  • Built-in self tests

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Displaying lightning information at ranges of 25-200 nmi, the Stormscope WX-500 is designed to interface with the most popular, new generation of multi-function displays. With the WX-500, you can view lightning information directly on your MFD—either on a dedicated page or overlaid on the moving map. Even if your MFD already has datalink weather, nothing provides the accuracy and timeliness of a Stormscope system for mapping ALL lightning activity.

The WX-500 also lets you choose between strike and cell mode, depending on your preference. By adding the Stormscope WX-500 to SkyWatch® or SkyWatch® HP systems, traffic and lightning information can be superimposed over datalink weather or radar returns.* The operating modes of Stormscope WX-500 and SkyWatch are controlled directly through your MFD, or radar indicator using an RGC350, eliminating the space and cost of an extra controller.

iLink/WX500
L3 iLink Multi-Function Display

The following manufacturer's MFD's have been approved by L-3 Avionics Systems to interface with the WX-500:

Archangel AE1002 or AE1004
ARNAV ICDS-2000
ARNAV MFD 5000 Series
Avidyne MFD 5RR-MFC-XXX EX 500 & EX 5000
Chelton Flight Systems EFIS - II
Eventide Argus 5000-25, 7000-25, 5000CE, 7000CE
Garmin GNS 400 series and GNS 500 series
L-3 Avionics Systems i-linc™
L-3 Avionics Systems RGC350
Honeywell KMD 540/550/880
Meggitt Magic EFIS
Sandel Avionics SN3308-3" Color Map EHSI
UPS Aviation Technologies (II Morrow) Apollo MX20

The following is a list of manufacturers that are planning on interfacing with the WX-500. For information on the approval of these multi-function display interfaces please contact L-3 Avionics Systems

Blue Mountain Avionics EFIS/One
Ryan International MHD
Sandel Avionics ST3400 TAWS/RMI