Max-Viz considering EVS for rotorcraft
Might a civil helicopter be next in line to benefit from an infrared-sensor-based enhanced vision system (EVS)? Max-Viz, of Portland, Ore.–formed two years

Might a civil helicopter be next in line to benefit from an infrared-sensor-based enhanced vision system (EVS)? Max-Viz, of Portland, Ore.–formed two years ago to develop and market EVS for business jets–reports fast-growing interest in the concept among helicopter operators and OEMs attending last month’s Heli-Expo convention in Dallas.

“Six months ago we were primarily focused on the business jet market,” said Gregg Fawkes, Max-Viz president. He said video taken directly from the company’s EVS-1000 infrared sensor last summer sparked a surge in attention from the rotary-wing community at a time when inquiries from business jet manufacturers were on the rise.

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