Friday, September 23, 2005
Airplane Video Camera for Passenger Viewing
We had a hard time with this title- How do you describe an in-flight aircraft camera that allows passengers to view takeoff and touchdown from the pilot's perspective?
Global Business Jet magazine reports from Day 3 at WAEA 2005.
Latecoere lets passengers enjoy the view
Latecoere (Hall 10, Stand 1431) promoted its Landscape Video Camera System (LVCS) in Hamburg. The system can be interfaced to the video passenger entertainment or Air Show system, providing users with an external view of the landscape.
Two colour cameras are located under the nose of the aircraft: One looking forward, the other downwards. They continuously transmit their pictures, allowing the user to select the views of either camera at any time on their own video display unit.
The LVCS can be installed on business aircraft as well as commercial aircraft and is controlled from the cabin management system.
View a demonstration video of the Latecoere Landscape Video Camera System.
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Scandinavian Airlines have that kind of cameras on their A330s and A340s. They're quite cool, but of limited value. Most of the time (at cruising flight level) there isn't much to see. And when taxiing, the system is blocked most of the time to show silly information screens about connecting flights and emergency procedures...
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