Mon, Oct 20, 2014
Improves Situational Awareness, Provides Safer Continued Descent Below Decision Altitude
Elbit Systems of America has delivered ts 1,500th Enhanced Vision System (EVS).
The Kollsman EVS is a key component of an aircraft’s Enhanced Flight Vision System (EFVS) which is certified for full operational credits. When combined with a certified Head-Up Display (HUD), this system provides low visibility “approach ban” relief and landing credits in North America and Europe.
The Kollsman EVS system is certified for use by both the FAA and EASA on business and air transport aircraft in accordance with published EFVS regulations. It is currently installed on all aircraft models manufactured by Gulfstream Aerospace and is certified on B-757, B-767, B-777, and MD-10/11 wide body aircraft for the FedEx air transport fleet. Well suited for Next Generation satellite based operations, such as Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS), Local Area Augmentation system (LAAS), Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS), Required Navigational Performance (RNP), and Area Navigation (RNAV), the Kollsman EVS provides a means to continue descent below decision height at most airports regardless of infrastructure and weather conditions. The Kollsman EVS also provides improved situational awareness during ground operations aiding in a reduction of runway incursions.
The first Kollsman All Weather Window EVS was invented in 2001 to improve the capability for commercial, business, and military aircraft to execute precision and non-precision approaches. Today, Kollsman EFVS equipped aircraft can land, taxi and takeoff in total darkness, fog, smoke, haze and other reduced visibility conditions resulting in increased safety and significant reductions in flight operation delays.
(Image provided by Elbit Systems)
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