Rockwell Collins’ HGS-6000 Head-Up Guidance System has been selected for Cessna's new Citation Columbus business jet, which is scheduled to go into service in 2014. This will be the first head-up display ever installed on a Cessna Aircraft.
Dave Austin, senior director, Head Up Guidance Systems for Rockwell Collins, says: "By adding Rockwell Collins' HGS to the Pro Line Fusion flight deck Citation Columbus operators will be equipped with leading HGS technology that delivers the benefits of enhanced low-visibility operations, improved energy management and dependability.
“The HGS also has the capability to support synthetic and enhanced vision in concert with the head-down displays to further improve situational awareness."
Cessna Columbus Program Manager Joe Hepburn says: "Having the HGS on board now only improves what will be the most advanced cockpit in the industry when we begin deliveries."
The Rockwell Collins HGS-6000 series features active-matrix liquid crystal display technology to present critical flight information in the pilot's forward field of view.
Aircraft flight path and attitude symbols appear on an overlay of the outside view enhancing situational awareness, improving energy management and increasing touchdown precision.
The HGS-6000 series is designed for the future with the ability to support emerging technologies such as synthetic vision and surface guidance.
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