Esterline supplies illuminated cockpit controls for new Cessna Citation Longitude business jet

Esterline Control & Communication Systems is supplying all illuminated switch components and the overhead lighting panel for the cockpit of the new Cessna Citation Longitude super - midsize business jet, manufactured by Textron Aviation Inc.

Esterline products on the Citation Longitude cockpit include Korry 389 and 1380 LED pushbutton switches, overhead lighting-control panel, and illuminated knobs, as well as Janco rotary control products. Esterline's comprehensive offering provides a consistent human-machine interface throughout the cockpit, in both lighting uniformity and tactile response from component to component.

"Esterline is proud to continue its long association with Textron Aviation and the Citation family of business jets," said Mike McCoy, president of Esterline Control & Communication Systems' Korry facility. "Our pioneering advances in high-reliability control solutions and LED lighting technology have allowed us to support Textron Aviation's goal of offering its customers a state-of-the-art, cost-effective cockpit."