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AerSale Commences AerAware™ EFVS Flight Testing Featuring Universal Avionics ClearVision™ Components on a Specially Modified Commercial Boeing 737-800 Prototype Aircraft
- AerAware™ Enhanced Flight Vision System (EFVS) Enables Pilots to See Through Low Visibility Conditions - CORAL GABLES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AerSale,
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n- AerAware™ Enhanced Flight Vision System (EFVS) Enables Pilots to See Through Low Visibility Conditions -\n\n CORAL GABLES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nAerSale, Inc., a leading provider of aviation products and services, announced today that it is nearing completion of initial flight testing of AerAware™, an advanced EFVS solution that enables a pilot to ‘see’ through low visibility conditions by presenting advanced imaging technology along with real time aircraft primary flight systems data on an Elbit Systems/Universal Avionics SkyLens™ Head Wearable Display (HWD). AerSale has successfully integrated this originally developed military technology on a commercial Boeing 737-800 NG aircraft.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200929005332/en/AerSale Commences AerAware™ EFVS Flight Testing Featuring Universal Avionics ClearVision™ Components on a Specially Modified Commercial Boeing 737-800 Prototype Aircraft (Photo: Business Wire)\nThe integration of EFVS into commercial aircraft is an innovative and transformative technology developed and deployed after thorough safety testing to advance commercial aviation safety and operational efficiencies. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has identified EFVS as one of the objectives of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) improvements, the FAA-led modernization of America's air transportation system to make flying even safer, more efficient, and more predictable.\n\nAerAware™ includes a ClearVision™ multi-spectral camera, SkyLens™ HWD and other system components manufactured by Universal Avionics, a subsidiary of Israeli manufacturer Elbit Systems, and marketed by Universal Avionics as ClearVision™ EFVS.\n\nAerSale has modified a company owned aircraft to integrate the Universal Avionics ClearVision™ suite including a modified radome to accommodate the camera installation, system wiring, connectors and mounting hardware in equipment bays and flight deck. AerSale will have Parts Manufacturing Approval (PMA) for the installation components while Universal Avionics has PMA for the ClearVision™ system components.\n\nAerSale is uniquely positioned as a ’one-stop shop‘ for the project, integrating Universal Avionics’ ClearVision™ components on the Boeing 737-800 NG platform by providing the proto...