Avionics
VistaNav SVS adds FLIR
“We believe the electronic flight bag is just the beginning of a trend,” said Philippe Roy, general manager of Mercury Computer Systems’ avionics and unman

“We believe the electronic flight bag is just the beginning of a trend,” said Philippe Roy, general manager of Mercury Computer Systems’ avionics and unmanned systems group. Roy made the statement Tuesday at NBAA’07, where he announced the integration of Mercury’s forward-looking infrared (FLIR) display into a pair of new high-end platforms for the company’s VistaNav synthetic-vision system (SVS)–the CIS-2000 and CIS-2200 cockpit information systems.

Mercury (Booth No. 5123), which is based in Chelmsford, Mass., bills VistaNav as an “affordable, intuitive cockpit information system that provides ultimate situational awareness.” Its features include 3-D synthetic vision, built-in flight planning, a traffic-avoidance option, FAA airport diagrams and approach plates and a terrain awareness warning system (TAWS) view.