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Elbit Systems has introduced a new addition to its Clearvision Enhanced Fight Vision System (EFVS) family: the Skylens wearable head-up display for helicopter pilots.
The head-mounted system is able to display symbology for day and night operations in all weather conditions, offering an “eyes out” capability in low visibility using the wide field of regard display, according to Elbit.
Helicopter Skylens is available for operators of medium-sized civil rotorcraft, and will provide them with an “out of the cockpit view”.
Elbit Systems
“Similar to its commercial counterpart, the Helicopter Skylens is packed in a lightweight, easy-to-install device, much like a pair of sunglasses,” Elbit says. “A revolutionary approach to meeting the challenges of today’s aviators, Skylens provides head-up information while minimising the dependency on airport instrumentation.”
The Clearvision family of EFVS display high-resolution symbology and video onto a transparent visor to offer the head-up capability, according to Elbit.
The company’s helicopter avionics product line for civil applications fuses synthetic and real-time imagery using a “unique design symbology” and computer flight guidance.
“These features offer helicopter pilots a ‘real-world’ view of the terrain along with all obstacles within their flight path, allowing them to ‘see and avoid’ even when visibility outside the aircraft is limited,” the company says.
Source: Flight Daily News
