NASA tests synthetic-vision landing system

NASA has completed flight tests of a synthetic-vision landing system planned for the next-generation supersonic transport (SST). Landings were conducted using video and infra-red (IR) sensor images for guidance. Pilot feedback from the tests is "very encouraging", says Mike Lewis, manager of flightdeck systems for NASA's High-Speed Research (HSR) programme.

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