Honeywell unleashes new technology limiting risk to aircraft

With the upgraded 'IntuVue 3D' weather radar system, Honeywell helps pilots know the bad weather conditions in order to pick the right route.

According to Honeywell's representative in Vietnam, the company has just released the latest updates to its IntuVue 3D weather radar, which includes new functions to detect disturbed weather, hail and lightning up to 10 minutes before approaching the storm, which can then be adjusted to safe flight.

Simulates storm detection capabilities of IntuVue 3D

In particular, Honeywell's hail and clay prediction system uses sophisticated algorithms to analyze data collected from ground-based radars to an altitude of 18 km and a width of 320 nautical miles.

The weather is also displayed in a specialized color palette structure (red for the most severe weather, yellow for the medium faint, blue for the less severe, and scarlet for perturbation) on the screen, allowing Pilots know exactly what goes on around the plane.

IntuVue 3D is a weather radar system developed by the Honeywell Aviation Technology Group that is widely available on a wide range of commercial, business and military applications ... is the first and only radar system. New Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Minimum Operational Performance Standard (MOPS).

Honeywell is working with stakeholders to launch a new IntuVue 3D radar system on Boeing B777, B737, Airbus A320, A330, A340, A350, A380 and Gulfstream G650 aircraft.