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Eurocopter Chooses Cobham DACS For New Helicopter

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, March 15th, 2012

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Cobham yesterday said its Digital Audio Control System (DACS) has been selected as a forward-fit for the new European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co.’s (EADS) Eurocopter EC175. The DACS is a communications management system that can distribute and control all audio in an aircraft, to/from all transceivers, receivers and aural alert sources. The integrated, multichannel intercom system and programmable user definition allow the audio system to be configured for customer specific communications using DACS software. The DACS is compact and…

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