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Article: Digital visual-aid technology helps pilots 'own the weather'.(synthetic vision aids landings in poor visibility conditions)(Brief Article)
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- National Defense
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- February 1, 2003
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Air Force transport-aircraft pilots are testing a so-called "synthetic-vision" system that would make landings in rough terrain and poor visibility conditions safer and easier.
The technology creates a digital picture of the environment around the aircraft, so avia-tots can see their surroundings more clearly at night, in bad weather.
The synthetic-vision project, managed by the Air Force Research Laboratory, is designed to let pilots "own the weather" in much the same way that night-vision technology lets them "own the night," said Guy French, a program official at AFRL. The technology is aimed particularly at the C-130 aircraft. If synthetic vision ...