New technology is finally enabling avionics manufacturers to make head-up display (HUD) systems smaller, and Rockwell Collins is first out of the gate with the new HGS-3500. While it wasn’t able to bring a working model of the device to Geneva, the company is displaying a mockup at EBACE (Stand 7036) to show the unit’s stowable capability.
The new Rockwell Collins HGS-3500 head-up guidance system is targeting light to midsize business aircraft ranging from single-engine turboprops to midsize jets. At roughly one fifth the installed cost of a typical long-range jet’s HUD, the HGS-3500 promises to bring the safety benefits of HUD technology into many more cockpits. The new HUD is designed to fit cockpits equipped with the Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion avionics suite. No announcements have been made as to which aircraft will be first to feature the HGS-3500, but the company is in discussions with several aircraft manufacturers, according to Adam Evanschwartz, the U.S. group’s principal marketing manager.
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