Avionics
Honeywell Cockpit Technology Advancing Toward Lower Landing Minimum Credit
Synthetic vision should be good for more than just drawing pretty pictures of the outside world on a PFD.
The combined vision system window can clearly be seen in the center top of the PFD. This is where the enhanced vision system infrared image is combined with synthetic vision.
The combined vision system window can clearly be seen in the center top of the PFD. This is where the enhanced vision system infrared image is combined with synthetic vision.

Honeywell is continuing development of cockpit technology that makes pilots’ jobs easier and that will help in that most fundamental of piloting tasks, landing safely in poor weather. What is unique about Honeywell’s approach to this problem is that its researchers take advantage of existing hardware in the aircraft, using new software to make primary flight displays and multifunction displays (PFDs and MFDs) do a lot more work than they were designed for.


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