Dassault has secured European and US certification for its FalconEye combined enhanced and synthetic vision system on board the Falcon 8X business jet. The validations follow a two-year development effort involving both flight and simulator testing.
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The FalconEye option was unveiled in November 2015, and has already won similar approvals for the Falcon 2000S/LXS and the latest iteration of its 900LX. The first FalconEye-equipped example of the latter model is scheduled to enter service in the coming months, and almost all customers for the ultra-long-range 8X have selected the feature, the airframer says.
Dassault says the system is designed to raise situational awareness in a range of weather and operating conditions, by day or night. The head-up display combines synthetic, database-driven terrain mapping and thermal and low-light camera images into a single view.
Developed in partnership with Elbit Systems, FalconEye features a multi-sensor camera that provides high-definition images close to the quality of a military forward-looking infrared sensor. In synthetic vision mode, the camera displays an extended 30 x 40° field of view – described by Dassault as “one of the widest angles on any HUD” – to avoid tunnel vision. It will eventually be available in a dual-HUD configuration for the 8X, it adds.
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Dassault flagship 8X trijet entered service in October 2016. Flight Fleets Analyzer records seven deliveries of the type to date.
Source: Flight International
