Specifications
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NEW Our most comfortable, best battery-free active noise reduction aviation headset
- Flexible boom-mounted microphone, positionable for right- or left-side use
- Light-weight, battery-free ANR with onboard fail-safe to ensure constant communication
- Larger soft leatherette ear cushions and headband pad
- Stainless steel headband and pivot points for superior durability
- FAA TSO C-139a approved
The Telex Airman 8+ is a lightweight noise-reducing headset designed specifically for optimizing pilot communications in commercial and business turbine aircraft. Building on the tradition of the Airman 850 and the Airman 8, Airman 8+ has improved ANR capability and comfort. The Airman 8+ is among the lightest Active Noise Reduction headsets on the market and one of only three FAA TSO C-139a approved ANR headsets to utilize Telex’s proprietary battery-free system. Larger pliable ear cushions and headband pad combined with dual axis ear cup pivots provide long flight wearing comfort.
| Headphones | |
| Type | Dynamic |
| Impedance | 600 Ω (±20%) |
| Frequency Response | 315 Hz - 3.2 kHz |
| Sensitivity | (Per RTCA DO-214a) 92 ±5 dBSPL (normal) 98 ±5 dBSPL (high) |
Specifications | |
| Microphone & Amplifier | ||||||||||
| Element Type | Noise-canceling amplified electret | |||||||||
| Frequency Response | (Per RTCA DO-214a) | |||||||||
| Sensitivity | (Per RTCA DO-214a) -28dB ±3dB re 1V/Pa at 1kHz, 12V | |||||||||
| Operating Voltage | (Per RTCA DO-214a) 8-28 VDC at boom microphone (470 Ω load circuit) or at pin 5 of the XLR connection | |||||||||
| Power Supply | ||||||||||
| -0210 | Receives power from boom microphone connection (See operating voltage, above) | |||||||||
| -0211 | Receives power from either the boom microphone connection or pin 5 (See operating voltage, above) | |||||||||
| Attenuation | Active, up to 20 dB | |||||||||
| Connector Type | PJ-068 & PJ-055 equivalent or XLR-5-12C | |||||||||
| Microphone | PJ-068 (equivalent) | |||||||||
| Headphones | PJ-055 (equivalent) | |||||||||
| XLR Connector (AIRMAN 8P-0211) | ||||||||||
| Microphone & Headphones | 5-pin Male XLR | |||||||||
| Physical | ||||||||||
| Weight | ||||||||||
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| Cord Length | 6 ft. +/-4 in. (1.8 m +/- 10 cm) | |||||||||
| Color | Black and Stainless Steel | |||||||||
| Controls | Active Noise Reduction On/Off Switch Volume Normal/High Switch | |||||||||
| NOTE | Control operation, installation instructions, additional specifications can be found in the Operating Instructions. | |||||||||