WEST WARWICK, RI -- Astro-Med's Test & Measurement Product Group has announced the award of a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to retrofit its ToughWriter 4 Flight Deck Printer into Boeing 767-200, -300 and -300F Series aircraft. The required modifications and approval flights were completed by Delta Engineering, headquartered in New Castle, Delaware, who obtained the STC.

The ToughWriter 4 includes both ARINC-429 and 10/100BaseT Ethernet ports to connect to Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting Systems (ACARS) and Electronic Flight Bags. It offers 300 x 600 dot-per-inch printing resolution, the highest resolution available in a flight deck printer, providing pilots crisp, clear printouts of weather maps, approach plates, electronic charts and other graphical information. With speeds up to 5 seconds per page in text mode, the ToughWriter 4 gives pilots immediate access to critical ACARS messages.

Tom Carll, Vice President & Worldwide Sales Director, noted, “The ToughWriter 4 printer gives B767 operators the safety, convenience and added capabilities that are associated with modern cockpit printers, including high resolution, graphical printing.”

Commenting further on the award, Carll said, “This is the first of what we hope will be many Supplemental Type Certifications for the ToughWriter 4 printer as older aircraft are retrofit with glass displays, electronic flight bags and updated CNS/ATM systems.”

Mike Natalizia, Astro-Med’s Director of Engineering for Ruggedized Products, added, “The ToughWriter 4 replaces outdated, legacy printers, saving airlines a significant amount of weight. For new printer installations, the ToughWriter 4 gives pilots the ability to print both text messages and graphics and replaces the heavy flight bags that they used to carry on the aircraft.”

About Astro-Med

Astro-Med is currently furnishing airborne printers for the Airbus A380 and A400M, the Boeing C-17, B-787, B-777, B-747, and the Lockheed C-130 in addition to the B-767 aircraft announced in this news release.

Astro-Med’s Test & Measurement Product Group has been designing and manufacturing ruggedized products for more than a decade. These products are used in the most demanding military and commercial environments, including airborne, shipboard and ground vehicle applications. Astro-Med is certified to AS9100, the quality management system specifically designed for manufacturers of aerospace industry products.

Additional information about Astro-Med’s ruggedized products is available by visitinghttp://www.astro-med.com/ruggedized/index.html.

About Delta Engineering

Originally founded in 1983, Delta Engineering has worked closely with the FAA to obtain or issue over 500 FAA Supplemental Type Certificates and various other FAA approvals. Delta Engineering has obtained or issued FAA Supplemental Type Certificates for nearly every system that is typically installed into an airplanes cockpit, including a multi channel digital autopilots, air data systems and communications systems. Delta Engineering has obtained or issued FAA Supplemental Type Certificates for many cabin interior installations whether a corporate operated aircraft or an air carrier Boeing 747-400. Currently, Delta Engineering is in the process of obtaining an FAA Type Certificate for a new aircraft.

Additional information about Delta Engineering is available by visiting http://www.delta-engineering.com/.