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External Viewing Airborne Cctv System
Technical Paper
924130
Sector:
Language:
English
Abstract
Recent technology now makes it possible to place miniature
closed circuit television cameras (CCTV) external to the
aircraft.
The paper describes the British Airways CCTV trial installation
on a B747 aircraft of three externally-looking miniature video
cameras plus associated viewing and recording equipment. The
purpose of the trial is to evaluate system performance throughout
the spectrum of environmental and climatic conditions encountered
by an aircraft in airline operation.
The trial may be extended to introduce a monitor into the
cockpit, to introduce internal cameras and to explore the
possibility of enhanced vision (infra red). The exercise will give
British Airways the opportunity to evaluate a future fleet fit of a
CCTV system and the CAA the opportunity to evaluate possible future
applications.