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

[mzaharis]

Aw, shucks...

One of the more difficult parts of developing this system was coming up with a raster generated FLIR image to meaningfully combine with the stroke generated HUD symbology on the combiner glass.

What you see on the HUD is green, jus' like in the movies. The EVS display which you can select on the two 14.1 inch Planeview DU-1310 MFDs (so you don't scare your co-pilot because he can't see what you're seeing in the HUD) is like a finely detailed Ansel Adams black & white photograph.

NASA had been going it alone using a Boeing 757 for synthetic vision development until one of their project pilots was invited to address the Aviation Manager's and Pilots seminar at Gulfstream Workshop in June 2001. When he saw how far along Gulfstream was on this technology he went home to Langley AFB and suggested that NASA join up with the "Big G". Since that alliance was formed the joint test article has been a GV.


GV

Here's an article on a pilot test of that GV, if anyone's interested.

http://www.aviationnow.com/avnow/search/autosuggest.jsp?docid=366807&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aviationnow.com%2Favnow%2Fnews%2Fchannel_awst_story.jsp%3Fview%3Dstory%26id%3Dnews%2F08094top.xml

EDIT - Another short blurb about Gulfstream and NASA teaming up on Synthetic Vision:

http://www.aviationnow.com/avnow/search/autosuggest.jsp?docid=366739&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aviationnow.com%2Favnow%2Fnews%2Fchannel_businessweekly_story.jsp%3Fview%3Dstory%26id%3Dnews%2Fviz07124.xml