Elbit Systems to Showcase Next-Gen Enhanced Flight Vision Systems for Commercial Helicopters at HELI-EXPO 2016
At the upcoming Helicopter Association International HELI-EXPO 2016 exhibition, set to take place in Louisville, Kentucky from 1-3 March, Elbit Systems (Booth 6733) will present a range of unique and cutting-edge solutions for the commercial helicopter market.
The Company will present its unique display concept depicting “out of cockpit boundaries” solutions for helicopters.
Elbit Systems’ wearable Head-Up technology combined with the multispectral Helicopter HeliEVS enables pilots to fly while looking outside of the cockpit all the time, enhancing safety and situational awareness. The Elbit Systems’ booth is built to support this concept with a unique simulation: various scenarios such as rig approach, EMS mission in snowy mountains and more are projected on a half transparent glass-screen that represents the “real world” environment. This unique display concept will provide visitors with a hands-on, real experience of the final configurations of the systems as they are used in actual flight.
The Elbit Systems’ helicopter avionics product line for commercial aviation applications fuses both synthetic and real-time imagery using 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 following highlights systems and products to be exhibited at the show:
Helicopter Clearvision™ is the rotary wing version of the unique Clearvision next generation Enhanced Flight Vision System (EFVS). This cutting-edge system has already demonstrated successful flights onboard various types of helicopter platforms, making it a world leading system in the commercial helicopter market. The solution is comprised of the HeliEVS camera and the Skylens™ wearable HUD or the SkyVis Helmet Mounted Display (HMD), in order to address both non-helmet and helmet users.
HeliEVS is based on the ClearVision EVS for fixedwing applications. The system is packaged in a single Line Replaceable Unit (LRU), which autonomously performs the complete Enhanced Vision System capability. Functionality is accomplished through real-time image fusion between multiple sensors at multiple spectral bands.
Skylens is the ideal display solution for non-helmet users, packed in a lightweight, easy-to-install device, as intuitive as a pair of sunglasses. Operational in limited weather conditions, day and night, Skylens provides head-up information and minimizes dependency on airport instrumentation.
SkyVis™ provides helicopter pilots with a conformal “head up” view, displaying flight, vehicle and navigation symbology for day, night and NVG operation, in limited weather conditions. An add-on to the pilot’s own helmet, SkyVis is easily integrated with minimal footprint in the cockpit.
As a premier technology and innovations house, and as a leading supplier of HMDs, Elbit Systems provides cutting-edge electronic avionics systems and advanced cockpit technologies for commercial aviation platforms. Elbit Systems’ vast industry experience, solid partner commitment and world-class solutions are relied upon by leading aerospace companies around the globe.
About Elbit Systems
Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international defense electronics company engaged in a wide range of programs throughout the world. The Company, which includes Elbit Systems and its subsidiaries, operates in the areas of aerospace, land and naval systems, command, control, communications, computers, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance ("C4ISR"), unmanned aircraft systems ("UAS"),
advanced electro-optics, electro-optic space systems, EW suites, signal intelligence ("SIGINT") systems, data links and communications systems and radios. The Company also focuses on the upgrading of existing military platforms, developing new technologies for defense, homeland security and commercial aviation applications and providing a range of support services, including training and simulation systems.
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