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Head-up display

A head-up display (also called heads-up display in North American English), also known as a HUD (/hʌd/) or head-up guidance system (HGS), is any transparent display that presents data without requiring users to look away from their usual viewpoints. The origin of the name stems from a pilot being able to view information with the head positioned "up" and…

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Head-up display → AI, Distance Technologies, Elbit's Iron Vision, F-35, In, Iron Vision, Israel Defense Forces, Israel's Elbit, Patria Technologies, The, This
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Head-up display → Add-on HUD, HUD, HUDs, In, Night, The, These

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the Canadair RJinstance ofthe technology is becoming more common with aircraft0.80text
Airbus A318instance ofthe technology is becoming more common with aircraft0.80text
several business jets featuring the displaysinstance ofthe technology is becoming more common with aircraft0.80text
the ARINC 429instance ofComputers are integrated with the aircraft's systems and allow connectivity onto several different data buses0.80text
ARINC 629instance ofComputers are integrated with the aircraft's systems and allow connectivity onto several different data buses0.80text
and MIL-STD-1553.Displayed dataTypical aircraft HUDs display airspeedinstance ofComputers are integrated with the aircraft's systems and allow connectivity onto several different data buses0.80text
altitudeinstance ofComputers are integrated with the aircraft's systems and allow connectivity onto several different data buses0.80text
a horizon lineinstance ofComputers are integrated with the aircraft's systems and allow connectivity onto several different data buses0.80text
headinginstance ofComputers are integrated with the aircraft's systems and allow connectivity onto several different data buses0.80text
turn/bankinstance ofComputers are integrated with the aircraft's systems and allow connectivity onto several different data buses0.80text
slip/skid indicatorsinstance ofComputers are integrated with the aircraft's systems and allow connectivity onto several different data buses0.80text
the Wide Area Augmentation Systeminstance ofthe flight guidance systems can provide visual cues based on navigation aids such as an Instrument Landing System or augmented Global Positioning System0.80text

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