Proof of concept flight tests of the Gulfstream V enhanced vision system (EVS) will begin in July, with final certification expected by the spring of 2000, the manufacturer says.
EVS is an infra-red thermal imaging and head-up display system that exactly overlays the real world, greatly improving the visual cues available to the pilot during night flights and low visibility conditions.
Gulfstream says the system will cost less than $500,000.
Gary Freeman, senior experimental test pilot and EVS programme pilot for Gulfstream, says: "EVS is the most important advancement in aviation safety and aeroplane capability since the jet engine"
Source: Flight Daily News
