Cabin Interior and Electronics
Smart window does away with yesterday's shades
Gone are the days of heavy, bulky window shades with accordion pleats.

Gone are the days of heavy, bulky window shades with accordion pleats. Gone are the sliding shades that always seemed to jam in the wrong place at the wrong time. Welcome to the “smart window” from InspecTech Aero Service and Research Frontiers, makers of a window without a shade that changes from clear to opaque with the movement of a flat-panel sliding switch.

Those looking for a practical application of this new technology can find it on a Learjet 25C, owned by National Jets of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (see photo). The installation is the first ever in a business jet and was completed by InspecTech at its Fort Lauderdale facility.

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