The National Safety Council (NSC) has estimated that 26% of all vehicle collisions are due to phone use, including hands-free phone use. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 94% of all vehicle collisions are due to driver error. Specific Range Solutions Ltd. (SRS) has developed an innovative Driver Safety Management System (D-SMS) […]
Turboprop Engine Model Advances on GARDN Project
Specific Range Solutions Ltd. (SRS) has developed a general turboprop fuel burn prediction model based on the Beechcraft 1900D’s Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67D engine during the current phase of the Green Aviation Research and Development Network (GARDN) project. Under ISA conditions, the total fuel flow of both engines is on average 97.5% of the published […]
SRS Completes Phase I of App Project
In September 2017, Specific Range Solutions Ltd. (SRS) was awarded a contract by a Canadian aerospace OEM to develop an iPhone-based diagnostic application. Phase I of the project is now successfully completed and SRS is progressing on Phase II. “This project has demonstrated our capability to deliver an innovative app on time and on budget […]
GARDN Approves SRS’ Flight Advisory System Proposal
On December 14th, 2016, the Green Aviation Research and Development Network (GARDN) approved Specific Range Solutions Ltd.’s (SRS) proposal to enhance and test its innovative iPad-based Flight Advisory System (FAS), as well as to investigate new flight trajectory optimization concepts. Funding has been granted under the auspices of the 4th Round Call of the GARDN […]
SRS Sensor Project Gains a Team Member
Specific Range Solutions Ltd. welcomes Andrew Burry for a three month term this summer. He will be performing test data analysis and design work in support of the company’s aircraft cabin air quality sensor R&D activities. Andrew graduated in 2015 with Bachelor of Engineering Physics from Carleton University’s Department of Electronics and has previously worked […]
Presenting to RAA’s Flight Technology Committee
Omer Majeed of Specific Range Solutions Ltd. (SRS) has been invited to speak to the Regional Airline Association’s Flight Technology Committee on May 12th, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina at their 2016 Annual Convention (www.raa.org). The subject of his presentation will be maximizing aircraft performance to minimize fuel burn, costs and emissions. Best practices in […]
GARDN Milestone: 10 km Resolution Forecast Data
Specific Range Solutions Ltd. has achieved a milestone in its Green Aviation Research and Development Network (GARDN) project. Within an iOS application, we now have the capability to process upper wind and temperature forecast data for all of North America at 10 km resolution based on compressed raw data received from the Canadian Meteorological Centre […]
A320 LDC App Available on the App Store
Specific Range Solutions Ltd. (SRS) has completed development of the A320 Landing Distance Calculator (LDC) App for the iPad and the demonstration version is now available as a free application on the App Store. The A320 LDC App allows the user to quickly calculate the landing distance required and approach speed (VAPP) based on aircraft […]
Proposal to GARDN Approved
Specific Range Solutions Ltd. (SRS) is pleased to announce that its proposal to the Green Aviation Research and Development Network (GARDN) has been approved by the Board of Directors under the auspices of the GARDN II Program. Our twelve month project involves the development of an Electronic Flight Bag (EFB)-based system to reduce the fuel […]
Top of Descent App Presentation at AERO 15
Omer Majeed, of Specific Range Solutions Ltd. (SRS), will give a presentation on the engineering development of SRS’ iPad Top of Descent application at the Propulsion Symposium of CASI’s AERO 15 Conference in Montreal on Tuesday, May 19th, 2015. The app enables the crew to plan and execute the most fuel-efficient descent from cruise and […]