Belite re-invents the digital altimeter

Belite Enterprises has taken advantage of a recently introduced high precision altimetry sensor and has designed and introduced its Radiant Digital Altimeter for use in experimental and ultralight aircraft. This new product combines four common aircraft instruments into one small unit that weighs two ounces. Like other Belite RADIANT instruments, it features a brilliant, daylight readable color LCD display. It will work with any voltage source between 10 and 36 volts.

"We are particularly pleased with the built in density altitude calculator in this new instrument," said James Wiebe, CEO of Belite. "The unit continuously displays pressure altitude, as calculated by the unit's pressure sensor and by the external temperature probe. The unit allows the pilot to set an alarm value, so the density altitude is displayed in either white, yellow (caution) or red (serious alarm) depending on pressure altitude and temperature," Wiebe continued.

The unit packs digital VSI and altitude, along with a settable pressure window, density altitude and outside air temperature into the main display screen. Even with all this information, the unit is easy to read and well organized.

The unit also sets a new competitive bar for accurate altimeters, VSI and density altitude calculators, including the external temperature probe.