Honeywell, the first avionics company to bring a certified synthetic vision system to business aircraft, is now flying Enhanced Vision Systems infrared technology integrated with synthetic vision on a test aircraft to develop the future version of the SmartView synthetic vision. It is expected the blended synthetic vision and infrared technologies will provide pilots with even greater situational awareness at night or in low-visibility conditions.

This vast improvement could eventually challenge today’s taxi, takeoff and landing minimums and provide greater operating flexibilities.

Honeywell’s SmartView, internationally recognised as a breakthrough in flight crew interface technology, provides pilots with a clear depiction of the terrain and potential obstacles exactly as they would see them looking out the cockpit windscreen, regardless of outside weather conditions. Integrating real-time forward-looking data from an infrared camera onto the SmartView display adds an advanced level of outside terrain details.

Honeywell’s SmartView display is based on the patented Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS) terrain database.