Elbit Systems has announced that its Skylens wearable display has successfully started flights in final configuration mode on-board the new ATR-72/42 series aircraft.
ATR is the launch customer for Skylens, which replaces the traditional head-up display (HUD) with this configuration.
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The system can also be offered as a retrofit to ATR-600 aircraft already in service, and provide additional potential business aviation aftermarket customers.
A part of the Clearvision enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) family, Skylens supplies high-resolution information, images and video on a high-transparency visor to pilots.
This HUD provides better flight safety and helps to operate in those airfields that lack proper infrastructure, as well as head-up information and reduced dependency on airport instrumentation.
The company claimed that the product can be used in all weather and visibility conditions.
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By GlobalDataAircraft with ClearVision EVS and Skylens wearable display can take-off and land in low visibility conditions.
Elbit Systems comes with 30 years of experience for developing night-vision systems for military and commercial aircraft.
It has delivered more than 10,000 HUDs, helmet-mounted displays, and enhanced vision systems for military and civil operators worldwide.
Image: Skylens on-board ATR flight. Photo: courtesy of Elbitsystems.com.
