Collins continues developing its avionics assets, from head-up displays (HUDs) to integrated flight decks for business aircraft ranging from Textron Aviation Beechcraft King Air 260s and 360s to Bombardier’s flagship Global 7500 and the upcoming Global 8000, as well as the Gulfstream G280. Collins pioneered fully touchscreen panel displays in the King Airs’ Pro Line Fusion avionics and also offers an upgrade with the Fusion touchscreen flight deck for Bombardier’s Challenger 604.
With its long history of HUD development, Collins Aerospace HUDs are the platform of choice for a variety of business jets, including Gulfstream large-cabin and super-midsize models and Bombardier’s Global series.
With combined vision system overlays of enhanced and synthetic vision system imagery, Collins HUDs offer the latest technological features and enable enhanced flight vision system-to-land capability. This vastly improves dispatch reliability because pilots are able to land in much lower weather conditions instead of having to divert to an alternate airport.
Although targeting the military market, Collins Aerospace’s recent FAA technical standard order approval for the first multi-core processor covers civil and military applications. The multi-core processor “can process data 12 times faster than a single-core processor, consuming 40% less power,” according to Collins Aerospace, and will first appear in its MFD-4068 multifunction display.