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Jeppesen Sanderson avstar by Texas Instruments
Date of introduction: | 1980 | Display technology: | LCD |
New price: | Display size: | 8 | |
Size: | 5.3" x 2.9" x
0.35" 134 x 74 x 9 mm3 |
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Weight: | 2.9 ounces, 82 grams | Serial No: | 0905391 |
Batteries: | 2*LR43 | Date of manufacture: | wk 22 year 1980 |
AC-Adapter: | Origin of manufacture: | USA | |
Precision: | 11 | Integrated circuits: | TP0328 |
Memories: | 1 | ||
Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Joerg Woerner | |
Download manual: | (US: 8.6 MByte) |
This
Jeppesen Sanderson avstar gives you an example of using existing
products like the TI-35 for other purposes.
We know
similar approaches from the insurance business (view the TI-58
manufactured for Lloyd), but this one uses a specialized integrated circuit to
perform different computations and conversions:
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Alt/AS: Calibrated, True Airspeed, Pressure,
Density Altitude • WIND: Wind Speed, Direction, Course and Heading • TSD: Time-Speed-Distance, Distance and fuel consumption • CMP: Computes in the above modes the different values • CNV: Convert between US and SI-units • T: Time calculations |
An identical product was sold under the labels of Beechcraft, Cessna, Hughes Helicopters and Piper.
The housing of the avstar was later changed, view the enhanced avstar here and read more details about functions. Between these changes an enhanced product was sold as prostar.
Later Flight computers sold by Jeppesen Sanderson like the Techstar based on a non-TI design.
If we trace back in the history of electronic flight computers we discover: The Commodore N60, the Heathkit OCW-1401 and the navtronic 16 resp. 1701t models. All were introduced in the year 1978, two years before this Jeppesen Sanderson avstar appeared.
Compare this flight computer with the advanced USMC HARRIER calculator.
If you have additions to the above article please email: joerg@datamath.org.
© Joerg Woerner, December 5, 2001. No reprints without written permission.