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Apollo GX50/60/65 Installation Manual
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APPENDIX C - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALIFICATIONS
The Apollo GX50 and GX60/65 have been tested to the following environmental categories per
procedures defined in RTCA/DO-160C or DO-160D.
Environmental Qualification Form
Model:
Part No:
TSO No:
GX50
430-6050-4xx
TSO-C129a Class A1
GX60
430-6050-6xx
TSO-C129a Class A1,
TSO-C37d, TSO-C38d,
TSO-C128
GX65
430-6050-8xx
TSO-C129a Class A2, TSO-
C37d, TSO-C38d, TSO-
C128
Manufacturer:
Garmin AT Inc.
2345 Turner Road SE
Salem, Oregon 97302
Conditions DO-160C
Section
Description of Conducted Tests
Temperature and Altitude 4.0 Equipment tested to Category F1 with
In-flight Loss of Cooling 4.5.4 No cooling required
Altitude 4.6.1 Equipment tested to 55,000 feet
Decompression 4.6.2 Equipment tested 8K to 55K in < 15 seconds
Overpressure 4.6.3 Equipment tested for overpressure
Temperature Variation 5.0
Equipment tested to Category C, 2°C/min
Humidity 6.0 Equipment tested to Category A, standard humidity environment
Operational Shocks and Crash Safety 7 Equipment tested for both operational and crash safety shocks.
(Equipment operated normally after the crash safety shocks.)
Vibration 8.0 Equipment tested without shock mounts to Categories B, M, & N
Explosion Proofness 9.0 Equipment identified as Category X, no test required
Waterproofness 10.0 Equipment identified as Category X, no test required
Fluids Susceptibility 11.0 Equipment identified as Category X, no test required
Sand and Dust 12.0 Equipment identified as Category X, no test required
Fungus Resistance 13.0 Equipment identified as Category X, no test required
Salt Spray 14.0 Equipment identified as Category X, no test required
Magnetic Effect 15.0 Equipment is Class Z
Power Input 16.0 Equipment tested to Categories A & B
Voltage Spike 17.0 Equipment tested to Category A
Audio Frequency Conducted
Susceptibility - Power Inputs
18.0 Equipment tested to Categories A & B
Induced Signal Susceptibility 19.0 Equipment tested to Category Z
Radio Frequency Susceptibility
(Radiated and Conducted)
20 Equipment tested to Category U
Emission of Radio Frequency Energy 21 Equipment tested to Category Z
Lightning Induced Transient
Susceptibility
22.0 Equipment tested to -
Category A3 for the GPS navigation connections (37 pin)
Category A1 for the GPS antenna connector
Categories A3 and B2 for the comm connections
Lightning Direct Effects 23.0 Equipment identified as Category X, no test required
Icing 24.0 Equipment identified as Category X, no test required
Remarks:
Also tested to meet IEC 801-2 / 1984 & 1991 ESD requirements and EN55022 Class B emissions requirements.