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.

FMI: www.l-3avionics.com/iris