The unique design of NASAAero's X-59 aircraft means pilots will use a 4K augmented reality display rather than a cockpit window. Some rescue helicopters are already implementing this NASASpinoff tech to help navigate crowded airspaces:
Originally published 01/31/2023Most pilots would be concerned if their plane didn’t have a front window. But Jim Less, NASA test pilot, is looking forward to flying the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology experimental plane. A new External Vision System replaces the pilot’s direct line of sight, and it can sometimes help pilots spot other aircraft faster than they could through a regular windshield, according to Less.
The sleek design of the aircraft includes a 38-foot nose that will help diminish the volume of the sonic boom to a thump. But it also means the pilot will sit closer to the middle of the plane without a front-facing windshield. “We needed the DP-25 to accept video from both XVS computers and route the active video to the monitor,” Kibler explained. The minimum requirement for the switch time was 16 milliseconds, but such hardware didn’t exist until Eon Instrumentation agreed to take on the challenge.
The X-59 hasn’t left the ground yet, but the company now includes the new high-speed DP-25 switcher and two other models built on the same technology, the VMS-22 and VMS-24 switchers, in its inventory. And commercial aviation companies are adding them to their aircraft. With no forward-facing windows, the pilot will rely on a digital display like the one in this rendering of the X-59 cockpit. A custom external vision system includes two cameras that will act as the pilot’s eyes. To meet NASA’s specifications, the company Eon Instrumentation had to create a display port switcher/converter capable of instantaneously switching between ultra-high-definition video feeds.
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