Canard Aerospace

Canard Aerospace is an aircraft systems engineering company. It provides technical and support services to the air transport community. Its focus is avionics system upgrades and modifications. Avionics are the electronic systems in an aircraft. The company says it has decades of experience in this work.

The site says these upgrades come from new technology, performance gains and government rules. Canard acts as an extension of its customer's team. It provides integration engineering, installation kits, certification, program management and technical publications.

The company was founded in 1991 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Its mission is to offer total solution packages. These help airline avionics engineers with a growing workload. They also help with the more complex certification process.

Canard holds various STCs. An STC is a supplemental type certificate, which approves a change to an aircraft design. It has also built STC data packages for equipment makers. It has certification experience on most types of air transport aircraft and on many regional aircraft. The site also says the company has developed STC data packages for many equipment makers.

The service list is clear. It includes engineering for the modification and upgrade of avionics systems. It covers project management and logistics support. It also covers on-site engineering liaison, supervision of installation and modification, and training.

Canard manages the certification process and conducts or witnesses certification tests. It makes installation kits built to system needs and to specific aircraft. It also produces revised wiring diagrams, maintenance manuals and flight operation manuals. Required data for the Federal Aviation Regulations is included.

The company says its team has over 100 years of combined avionics engineering experience. It works with airlines, aircraft system makers, leasing and finance companies and modification centers. Fixed price quotes are based on set assumptions and a detailed scope of work. Its reputation rests on responsiveness, knowledge, quality and integrity. These traits have built long term ties with airlines. They have also led to work for several aircraft part makers and modification centers.