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Ace Flight™ 4608

High Performance Avionics Server

  • ARINC 600 4MCU, Air-Flow-Through with Front Removable Storage
  • Intel® D-1539, 8-Core Processor with 32GB DDR4 ECC RAM
  • L2/L3 Managed Ethernet Switch
  • Dual 4G/LTE Modems
  • Qualified to DO-160G and FAA PMA Approved
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Product Information

The Kontron ACE Flight 4608 integrates the Intel® Xeon® processor D-1539 (1.6 Ghz) and includes 32 gigabytes (GB) of ECC DDR4 memory and up to 1.6 terabytes (TB) of fixed SATA SSD storage and two Removable SDDs with up to 1.6TB of storage each. It supports extensive connectivity and bandwidth with features including a dual4G/LTE modem for global access, an L2/L3 managed Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) Switch with 10x GbE Ports, 6 Rx (fixed), 1 Tx/Rx (Configurable) ARINC 429 channels and 2x Coax antenna connections for diversity.  Its rugged 4MCU air flow through design meets harsh environmental aircraft requirements in a low power and lightweight unit. Bringing datacenter-grade performance to commercial aircraft, the ACE Flight 4608 is a complete, highly integrated application-ready platform specifically designed to meet sophisticated communication application requirements. The powerful server offers an optimal platform for a comprehensive range of flight information systems including crew and passenger web servers, flight maintenance or manifest servers, connectivity server, wireless content server, In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) servers, and virtualization of software.

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Technical data

Form FactorARINC 600 4MCU, air fl ow through
ProcessorIntel® D-1539, 8-Core Processor, 1.6 GHz, 12 MByte Cache
DRAM32 GByte DDR4-2133, ECC
Operating SystemLinux™ Ubuntu 16.04 LTS; Support for other Linux distributions and Windows® Server
SecurityTPM 2.0 On board; Kontron WiBu Security Feature

Downloads

Datasheet

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ACE Flight 4608 Datasheet

999.75 KB | March 26, 2026

Manuals

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General Safety Instruction

628.88 KB | March 26, 2026

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User Guide

2.65 MB | March 26, 2026

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PMI 144

249.28 KB | March 26, 2026

BIOS

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Service

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Kontron Services Brochure

8.9 MB | March 26, 2026

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