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MARCH 20, 2002, 12:15EST
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Rockwell Collins is featuring its newest avionics innovations onboard the Boeing Technology Demonstrator. The Next-Generation 737-900 is outfitted with a suite of new and emerging flight deck technologies to assess the value for enhancing safety and operational efficiency across the Boeing fleet of airplanes. The Rockwell Collins' systems presented include Head-up Guidance System (HGS), Surface Guidance System (SGS), Synthetic Vision System (SVS), and a Multimode Receiver (MMR) with GPS Landing System capabilities (GLS).
The Rockwell Collins' systems being demonstrated enhance pilots' situational awareness by providing the full complement of flight-critical information to them in a concise, integrated, and easy-to-view format.
Head-up Guidance System (HGS) - HGS 4000
Rockwell Collins' HGS 4000 enhances operational safety by providing pilots with flight critical information and flight path guidance on eye-level flight deck displays. The raster-capable system works in concert with the flight critical and sensor systems on the airplane to provide pilots with the data they need to maneuver the aircraft effectively, particularly in low-visibility conditions. Rockwell Collins' patented HGS technology is certified and operating on military transport, commercial air transport, and business aircraft and has accumulated more than nine million flight hours of operation. Customers include Alaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines.
Surface Guidance System (SGS)
Rockwell Collins' Surface Guidance System is an extension of the flight-proven HGS system and other flight critical technologies, improving operational safety by providing pilots with greater situational awareness while on the ground. Presented via a head-up display, pilots are given easy-to-follow guidance on taxi routes, reducing the risk of runway and taxiway incidents during low-visiblity conditions.
Synthetic Vision System (SVS)
The Rockwell Collins synthetic vision system enhances operational safety in low visibility conditions by providing pilots with a realistic depiction of the environment during flight, using terrain databases in conjunction with standard aircraft systems. Depicted on a standard flight deck display, SVS is primarily used on approach or takeoff during low visibility conditions, providing pilots with realistic visuals and easy-to-follow flight path guidance. Synthetic vision is an emerging technology currently in the flight test phase of its development.
Multimode Receiver (MMR) with GPS Landing System capabilities (GLS)
Rockwell Collins' GPS-enhanced multimode receiver links navigation data between ground landing systems with head-up guidance, surface guidance, and synthetic vision technologies onboard the aircraft. Through this linkage, the MMR enables the display of the most comprehensive information for pilots in an easy-to-use and efficient manner. Multimode receivers provide approach guidance using any of three technologies in use throughout the world: instrument landing systems, microwave landing systems and GPS landing systems.
Additional information is available at www.rockwellcollins.com.
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