What's the green thing on the nose of this G-V?

[JimNtexas]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/neilmurdoch/10014959/in/pool-bizjets/

 

[aucfi]

Synthetic Vision or whatever they call it I think.

 

[cheyflyer]

FLIR...Forward Looking Infra Red....Maybe???

 

[flyboyike]

Synthetic Vision or whatever they call it I think.

That's correct.

 

[Cardinal]

I think EVS is what they call it.

 

[siucavflight]

FLIR...Forward Looking Infra Red....Maybe???

Yep, that is what Gulfstream calls it.

 

[LearLove]

it that fog buster/super vision thingy - yeah what they said.

 

[2000flyer]

EVS or "Enhanced Vision System" Civilian version of FLIR. Excellent for low vis taxiing and approaches. Lowers CAT I mins by 100' if I'm not mistaken.

 

[Groundpounder]

Most of the time when you have a green thing on your nose it is called a booger.

 

[Coool Hand Luke]

Yea, Gulfstream calls it EVS....I call it PFM.