Sat, Dec 12, 2009
Safety Enhanced In Low Visibility, Night Operations
The Bombardier Enhanced Vision System (BEVS) and Head-up Display
(HUD) for the Challenger 605 jet has received FAA certification,
Bombardier Aerospace announced Thursday.
BEVS provides pilots with significantly improved situational
awareness and the ability to observe runway lights and the runway
environment in difficult operating conditions, such as low
visibility and or darkness. BEVS also enhances safety by helping to
identify runway incursions.
“This certification is great news for Challenger 605
aircraft operators in North America. Safety is a priority in our
industry and the new BEVS will provide flight crews and passengers
with a significantly increased level of safety in their
operations,” said Michel Ouellette, vice-president and
general manager, Challenger, Bombardier Business Aircraft.
The SureSight CMA-2600i InfraRed
camera provides superior sensitivity and advanced processing of
real-time images in darkness or low-visibility conditions. The
camera’s positioning on the upper portion of the aircraft
nose places the BEVS directly in line with the pilot's visual
reference point and makes cockpit views more natural. It provides
images of the approach, runway lighting and of terrain scenery that
are displayed on the pilot’s head up display (HUD) and on the
co-pilot’s Multi Function Display, a head-down display that
provides the same level of situational awareness for better
communication during critical phases of flight.
The BEVS HUD display features a wide field-of-view digital
head-up display with a liquid crystal display image source. The
system provides pilots with the same comprehensive flight-guidance
symbology whether the EVS image is displayed or not, offering
improved situational awareness, stable visual approaches, improved
touchdown precision and greater safety through
eyes-out-of-the-flight-deck operation.
BEVS is being developed in cooperation with Rockwell Collins,
the overall HUD and Enhanced Vision System integrator, and
Esterline CMC Electronics, the supplier of the SureSight CMA-2600i
Integrated Sensor System, a new development of the currently
certified CMA-2600.
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