Astronics Corporation of East Aurora, New York USA, announced that Cessna Aircraft Company has chose its wholly-owned subsidiary, Luminescent Systems Inc., to supply illuminated instrument panels for the recently announced Citation M2, Citation TEN and Corvalis TTX aircraft as well as exterior lighting for the Citation M2 and Citation TEN. Astronics produces lighting, electrical power, and automated test systems for the aerospace and defense industries. Peter J. Gundermann, President and CEO of Astronics commented, "We have a long history with Cessna as a supplier of cockpit and exterior lighting systems for their full line of aircraft from single engine pistons to the Citation Jets and believe that their selection of our solutions for these new aircraft is a testament of their continued belief in our leadership in aircraft lighting and for creating high quality solutions that complement their aircrafts’ unique qualities.”
For these aircraft, Astronics will provide a complete suite of instruments panels that are illuminated with LEDs. Also, Astronics will supply LED navigation, anti-collision, and beacon lights Astronics LED exterior lighting products can also be found on the Citation Mustang and the CJ1/2/3/4 aircraft.
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