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- April 28, 2021, 10:07 AM
Garmin’s new GWX 8000 StormOptix weather radar brings new weather threat analysis and depiction capabilities to high-performance jets. (Photo: Garmin)
Garmin’s GWX 8000 StormOptix weather radar brings new weather threat analysis and depiction capabilities to high-performance Part 23 and Part 25 jets and will be available in the second quarter, the company announced on Tuesday. Initial platforms will be business jets equipped with G5000 avionics, which includes the Cessna Citation Longitude.
Available in 10-, 12-, 14-, and 18-inch sizes, the GWX 8000 features a lightweight design. The 14-inch version, for example, weighs 12.9 pounds.
Garmin spent five years developing and optimizing the new radar’s autoscan technology, which included “complex research and flight test programs.” Flight testing was done to verify performance in strati-form and mild rain, severe thunderstorms, hail, lightning, wind-shear conditions, and other weather.