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Circuit Module

Technical Information

Catalogue No: C0468
Category: Head-Mounted Equipment [HMD/NVG/Glasses]
Object Type: Module/Sub-Assembly/Component
Object Name: Circuit Module
Part No: 229-04497101A
Serial No: 0133
Manufacturer: GEC Avionics
Division: Airborne Display [ADD]
Platform(s):
Year of Manufacture: circa 1988
Dimensions: Width (mm): 55
Height (mm): 10
Depth (mm): 25
Weight (g): 7
Location: 24-Drawer Unit 01 on Rack RAA03 [Main Store]
Inscription(s):

MRQ 229-044973
46869Q 9044
NMR 229/021172

Notes:

BAE Systems solution to a joint USAF and US Navy requirements for an advanced modular Integrated Helmet Mounted Night Vision System. Although the I-Nights did not progress beyond a trials programme this solution laid the foundation for BAE Systems future integrated HMD development. Variants were tested in many platforms including Tornado, F-16, Lynx, BK-117 and C-130. I-Nights HMD used for PAH-1/AVT trials in Germany.

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