- April 14, 2021, 4:46 PM
Universal Avionics is moving further ahead with development of its ClearVision enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) for helicopters, which features a head-wearable display (HWD) instead of a fixed head-up display (HUD). “The big play in the helicopter market is to go fully head-up,” said Universal Avionics CEO Dror Yahav. "We have several programs [underway].”
The Tucson, Arizona-based company’s InSight integrated avionics suite is also making progress in the helicopter market, having been selected by MD Helicopters for both new-build MD 902 Explorers and for retrofit into MD 902/MD 900 models. InSight provides synthetic vision, 2D topographical moving maps, electronic charts, checklists, systems synoptics, and engine instruments and rotor system data. Helicopter pilots can make selections on the primary and multifunction displays using a cursor control on the primary flight controls.