Fri, Nov 06, 2009
Forward Vision EVS Enhances Situational Awareness In Reduced
Visibility Conditions
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) announced Thursday the
availability of Forward Vision's EVS-100 and EVS-600 enhanced
vision systems for its popular Bonanza and Baron aircraft. In
addition to making EVS technology an option on factory-new
airplanes, HBC service centers will be providing Forward Vision
STC-approved systems to the sizeable Bonanza and Baron fleets
around the world. HBC is displaying its Baron and Bonanza, as well
as information on the enhanced vision systems, at its exhibit at
the AOPA Aviation Summit this week in Tampa, Florida.
"Continuing to offer leading edge product improvements and safety
features to our piston aircraft remains a priority for Hawker
Beechcraft," said Shawn Vick, HBC executive vice president. "This
technology enhances the safety of flight and situational awareness
by providing pilots an infrared camera-generated image that
literally turns darkness into daylight."
EVS systems, commonly known as infrared
or thermal imaging cameras, help to penetrate haze, fog, smoke and
precipitation 8 to 10 times farther than the human eye in both
night and daytime settings. It requires no programming or
interpretation and permits pilots to see unlit obstacles during
taxi and takeoff. In flight, pilots can use EVS to avoid clouds,
fly between layers, and note detailed ground features out of the
night landscape.
The Forward Vision EVS-100 and -600 are
line replaceable units that weigh less than 1.5 pounds and mount
like any external antenna. They represent the most recent
generation EVS technology available and have been refined
specifically for the general aviation market. The EVS -100 and -600
will first be offered by STC on the Bonanza, with the STC for the
Baron to follow soon after.
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