Universal Avionics and its parent company Elbit Systems have integrated panel-mounted avionics with a wearable HUD, allowing pilots to view critical flight data wherever they turn their heads. The SkyLens is particularly useful once the final approach fix has been passed. While looking through the lens into the outside environment, the pilot is able to see the picture through an enhanced-vision-system camera, bringing clarity to low-visibility conditions. Paired with Universal’s InSight avionics suite, SkyLens offers “look, point and click” technology for control of FMS functions. InSight STCs are in the works for the Cessna Citation VII and Dassault Falcon 50.
How Elbit Systems’ SkyLens Elevates Cockpit Safety
Key Takeaways:
- Universal Avionics and Elbit Systems have integrated a wearable Head-Up Display (HUD), SkyLens, with panel-mounted avionics.
- SkyLens allows pilots to view critical flight data regardless of head movement and uses an enhanced-vision-system camera to improve clarity in low-visibility conditions during final approach.
- When paired with Universal’s InSight avionics suite, SkyLens offers "look, point and click" technology for controlling Flight Management System (FMS) functions.
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