Intellisense Systems Inc., a leading provider of avionics, including displays for numerous aircraft, won a contract to supply the large format primary flight display (PFD) for the Calidus B-250, a light attack combat and training aircraft. This advanced cockpit display meets the performance requirements for the aircraft and features patented optical design techniques that provide outstanding brightness and contrast ratio for peak sunlight readability and reduce reflections within the B-250’s bubble canopy. Intellisense expects to begin delivery of its 20 x 8-inch Large Area Displays (LAD–2008) as the PFD for the new B-250 in mid-2022.
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The LAD–2008 provides a fully redundant design and sophisticated human-machine interface (HMI) in its touch screen and bezel, specifically tailored to meet Calidus’s needs. The displays will come equipped with vFusion™ technology, which enables simultaneous display of video from multiple sources on the aircraft and supports a modular avionics architecture. This technology also provides picture-in-picture capabilities, windowing, cropping, scaling, and a video-recording output. The redundant architecture ensures no single point of failure can compromise the mission and contributes to Design Assurance Level (DAL) B certification in accordance with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) safety guidelines for airborne electronic hardware and software. The LAD–2008 is also designed for use with a low-profile head-up display (HUD).
“We are very excited to be entering this long-term partnership with Calidus as they officially launch the B-250 program,” said Jack McParlane, Director of Business Development at Intellisense. “The LAD–2008 meets, and in many cases, exceeds the performance requirements of the B-250, which means that it can meet the needs of many other combat and commercial aircraft. The addition of vFusion technology allows for video management and aggregation of video from multiple sources on the aircraft, so pilots get all the critical information they need whether they are in a combat or training scenario.”