No matter the reason for air travel, a pleasant flight is key to landing at your destination relaxed and prepared for your next engagement. Rockwell Collins Tailwind 500 is your ticket to enjoyable air travel. The Tailwind 500 system is an advanced airborne TV system developed and targeted specifically for the business aircraft. It allows the aircraft to receive Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) television signals that provide passengers with their choice of up to 475 channels of satellite video and audio programming in multiple geographic regions, including the United States, Europe and the Middle East. Regardless of which region you are in, the programming is received in crystal clear, reliable reception allowing viewing of live news and sports, digital music, or favorite films. Our comprehensive Tailwind 500 offers you the most varied program content available in the sky. You can even personalize programming and subscription services to meet your needs.

Constantly striving to better our products, Rockwell Collins built on previous Tailwind technology to augment the Tailwind 500. The result: A multiregional antenna light enough to mount on the tail of your aircraft within a 12-inch swept volume while maintaining its functionality and reliability. Our Tailwind 500 minimizes power usage while remaining high on performance and integrates easily into a variety of cabin management systems. A connection to the aircraft's navigation system allows Tailwind 500 to automatically determine its location. Based on the configuration of onboard receivers and services, the system instinctively determines antenna direction, channel frequencies, polarization and which satellite receivers to active.