Elbit Systems-Kollsman, the New Hampshire elctro-optic systems maker, announced the delivery of its 1,000th enhanced vision system since it pioneered EVS technology a decade ago aboard Gulfstream business jets. Fittingly, the 1,000th installation was also aboard a Gulfstream, as have been about 80 percent of all Kollsman EVS deliveries.
The Kollsman EVS displays an infrared camera image on a head-up display to provide improved vision in low visibility conditions such as fog or haze and at night. The FAA and EASA provide landing credits for airplanes equipped with HUD-based EVS, permitting descents as low as 100 feet using the camera system on straight-in precision instrument approaches.
