DAY FOR NIGHT : FEDEX IS BANKING ON ENHANCED VISION SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE ITS PERFORMANCE WHILE BOOSTING SAFETY

Federal Express has announced that it will outfit its entire fleet of A300s, A310s, MD-10s and MD-11s with EVS, an enhanced vision system that allows pilots to land in poor virility that would otherwise force a go-around or diversion. With this system, a head-up display and an infrared sensor project a video image onto a HUD screen, giving the pilot a clear, though green-tinted, view at nighttime and, to some degree, in rain and fog. Federal Express' adoption of the system is a major breakthrough for EVS, and it would seem that now that FedEx is a client, the FAA will approve operations. Others are not so sure, speculating that airlines don't feel a pressing need for the system, since unlike FedEx they don't carry high-value assets and rarely fly into smaller uncontrolled airports.

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• Authors:
  • Sweetman, B
• Publication Date: 2004-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 47-49
• Serial:
  • ATW: Air Transport World
  • Volume: 41
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Penton Media
  • ISSN: 0002-2543

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft; Computer vision; Infrared imagery; Night vision devices
• Identifier Terms: FedEx Corporation
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00971526
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 1 2004 12:00AM