ICARUS Devices is excited to announce that its Night Vision Goggle Visor has been granted an Airworthiness Release (AWR) by the U.S. Army. The Instrument Conditions Awareness Recognition and Understanding System (ICARUS) is a smart view limiting device that allows instructor pilots to simulate degraded visual environments (DVE) in the aircraft. ICARUS changes visibility and allows Instructor Pilots to dial in the visibility for dynamic scenario-based training.
The ICARUS NVG visor is incredibly small and light weight at only 2.0 ounces which is incredibly important both in aviation and anytime something is going on your head. The visor uses 3D printed rubber caps to snuggly fit on the NVG tubes, without being rigidly mounted.
“The idea for the visor design came from an embarrassing experience while flying NVGs,” says ICARUS inventor Nick Sinopoli. “We pulled into refuel and as I got out of the aircraft, I dropped the four protective caps for my NVGs which went flying in the rotorwash. It took a month to find all of them. When designing the NVG Visor, I thought of the simple caps that don’t require any rigid or complex mounting. I’m a big fan of the KISS principle: Keep it Simple Stupid!”
The NVG visor utilizes the same Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal film that the regular visor uses to change between transparent and opaque. The same Power Control Unit and App are also used to control the visor.
The NVG visor is already in use by the State Department, law enforcement and helicopter air ambulance operators. Army units across the globe are already using the standard ICARUS Device.
Hundreds of ICARUS devices are training thousands of pilots on all seven continents, enhancing initial and recurrent training in everything from a Cessna 172 to a CH-47 Chinook. The ICARUS Device team would like to thank the Utility Helicopter Program Office for their work to get Army pilots training with ICARUS under NVGs. If you or your unit are interested in improving your training to lower your risk please reach out on www.ICARUSDevices.com to learn more or schedule a demo.
This press release was prepared and distributed by ICARUS Devices.
