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Max-Viz Awarded EVS STC on Boeing 767
Portland, Oregon (November3,2005) Max-Viz President and Chief Executive Officer Jim Tuttle announced today FAA approval for installation of the firms EVS-2500 Enhanced Vision System (EVS) on Boeing 767 aircraft.
STC number ST0467SC covers Boeing 767 -200, -300, -300Freighter and -400ER series aircraft.
The Max-Viz EVS-2500 Enhanced Vision System is used primarily for improving aircrew situational awareness of the external environment in front of the aircraft, at night and in inclement weather, during taxi, takeoff and landing.
Specific assessments pilots may make based on the display are:
Presence of obstacles, objects or vehicles on the ground during taxi and takeoff.
Perspective of airport environment and runway orientation during approach.
Presence of obstacles, objects or vehicles on the ground or runway during approach.
Presence of nearby terrain along the current flight path.
The EVS-2500 represents a quantum leap forward in Enhanced Vision System technology, utilizing patented image fusion technology to blend long and short wave Infra Red (IR) signals into a composite video image.
Max-Viz EVS-2500 is particularly effective in enhancing flight crew visibility and situational awareness at night and in smoke, haze and smog. It is also effective in a broad range of rain, snow, and radiation type fog conditions.
Max-Viz EVS-2500 System utilizes advanced technology sensors that do not require complicated cryogenic cooling systems to operate. Max-Viz IR cameras are rated at 15,000 hours Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) compared to less than 2500 hours MTBF on cooled sensors.
The EVS-2500 System installed weight is sixteen (16) poundshalf the weight of alternative, older technology cooled systems.
First Installation of the Max-Viz EVS-2500 on a Boeing aircraft was accomplished by Associated Air Center at Love Field in Dallas, Texas on an Executive Boeing 767.
Max-Viz President Jim Tuttle said, Max-Viz specializes in Enhanced Vision Technologies. It is what we do, and we do it well. The advent of simple, light weight and affordable EVS technology will have the same impact on aircraft operational reliability as did the advent of airborne weather radar. This is an exciting time.
During the past year our business volume had tripled. To date, Max-Viz has certified and installed systems on over 36 different aircraft makes, including twelve (12) Helicopters.
Imagine the future, said Tuttle, a future where any obstruction to a pilots visibility is a thing of the past, a future where pilots can see clearly regardless of weather, or night or blowing dust. Max-Viz EVS is another step toward that dream.
Max-Viz designs and markets the smallest, most reliable and affordable Enhanced Vision Systems for aircraft. The systems use real-time infrared sensors, signal processing, and a cockpit display to provide flight crews with actual images of terrain, runways, taxiways, aircraft and other potential obstacles during poor visibility conditions such as light fog, haze, smoke, precipitation and darkness.
About Max-Viz
Max-Viz, Inc. is a Portland, Oregon, based company leading in the design, development and manufacture of Enhanced Vision Systems for aviation covering a broad range of aircraft categories and types, including helicopters, business jets and commercial air transports. EVS, using a Max-Viz patented image processing technology, improves situational awareness and safety using state-of-the-art, real-time, infrared sensor technologies.
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