Synthetic vision with infrared becomes helicopter’s SmartView
As Honeywell’s AW139 approaches Manhattan from the south, the synthetic-vision system with infrared clearly highlights in red buildings that pose a danger to the helicopter, while the green flight-path marker (middle of left screen) shows a safe path away from these obstacles. The helicopter has four large, vertical, full-color Honeywell Primus Epic primary flight displays (PFDs), two in front of each pilot position.
