Mon, Jul 23, 2007
Provides Improved Visibility For Night Operations
L-3 Avionics Systems, a division of L-3 Communications,
announced Monday at AirVenture 2007 it is configuring its Iris
Infrared Imaging System for use on 14-volt aircraft. Testing is
underway and the 14-volt system is expected to be available this
fall.
L-3 will demonstrate Iris at Oshkosh July 23 through 29, Hangar
C, Booth #3100.
"Now that enhanced vision is affordable for the General Aviation
market with Iris, we wanted to provide this technology for 14-volt
aircraft," said Larry Riddle, vice president of business
development for L-3 Avionics Systems. "This is especially important
to the experimental market, and we're pleased to announce the new
configuration plans at Oshkosh AirVenture."
The revolutionary Iris system provides improved visibility of
almost any object, day or night. Iris displays a real-time, gray
scale image of the runway environment, other aircraft, terrain,
people, animals and obstacles on a cockpit display. These images
provide pilots with better situational awareness during taxi and
ramp operations and an additional horizon reference during
departure and approach. At night and during poor visibility
conditions, Iris helps pilots see obstacles that are invisible to
the naked eye. During the day, pilots can see obstacles otherwise
obscured by bright oncoming light or solar glare.
Iris' patented Barium Strontium Titanate (BST) detector
technology offers unsurpassed image clarity of 320 x 240 pixels.
This generates the lowest spatial noise under the most challenging
conditions and guarantees a clear image. Unlike other infrared
systems that feature microbolometer technology, BST technology
makes Iris immune to solar radiation and provides an uninterrupted,
continuously calibrated image, even during turns and maneuvers.
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