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What does HDD stand for?

Head-Down Display


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Sep 17, 2009 Honeywell Honeywell says it is working with the US Federal Aviation Administration "to understand the path to certification" of a combined synthetic and enhanced vision head-down display system that could be used to gain lower landing minimums in instrument flight conditions without a head-up display.
Pro Line Fusion is a scalable avionics systems that offers an empowering user interface, extensive situational awareness via synthetic enhanced vision, MultiScan weather radar, head-up and head-down display synergy, and the largest high resolution displays.
Head-down displays can be helpful, but a common vision problem in older drivers is a difficulty adjusting to different visual planes — looking down at something close and then back up and out to the road ahead.
Organic sales increased $11 million, or 2%, due primarily to higher sales of head-down displays for F-15 aircraft and increased Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) control systems revenues.
The ITD is equipped with a MK16A ejection seat replica, Hotas, rudder/brake pedals, and all multi-functional head-up and head-down displays, control panels and switches.
Organic sales increased $19 million, or 4%, due primarily to higher sales from simulation and training solutions, higher production sales of head-down displays for F-15 aircraft, and higher development program revenues on the Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System (CRIIS) program, which were partially offset by lower revenues from international C-130 upgrade programs.
Thomson-CSF's Avionics Division concentrated on head-up, head-level and head-down displays as well as on the development of new-generation liquid-crystal flat screens, Crouzet on navigation equipment (including laser gyroscopes and space-oriented systems), Electronique Aerospatiale on radios and Sfena on control systems; there was a slight product overlap in flight instruments.
Synthetic-Enhanced Vision With Synthetic-Enhanced Vision on the head-down displays, Pro Line Fusion operators are equipped for situational awareness in low visibility conditions and unfamiliar territory.

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