NASA honors Rockwell Collins with Turning Goals into Reality award

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (January 16, 2006) - Rockwell Collins has received one of NASA's 2005 Turning Goals into Reality awards as part of the Gulfstream V Synthetic Vision Systems Integrated Technology Evaluation (GVSITE) team.

Members of the team include Rockwell Collins, NASA's Langley Research Center, Air Force Research Laboratory, Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Ohio University, Jeppesen, University of Colorado, Federal Aviation Administration and Rannoch Corporation. Rockwell Collins Advanced Technology Center and Head-up Guidance Systems groups along with team members Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands and the University of Iowa developed the Rockwell Collins concepts for the flight test.

According to NASA, Synthetic Vision addresses the single largest contributing factor in fatal airline and general aviation crashes worldwide - limited visibility. NASA Langley engineers and their industry alliance are developing advanced cockpit displays that will give pilots another set of eyes on the ground and in the air.

Using a Gulfstream V jet, researchers tested a Synthetic Vision System at Reno/Tahoe International Airport during the summer of 2004. The tests featured an integrated synthetic and enhanced vision system that provided flight crews with a 3-dimensional perspective of the terrain while in flight on both head-up and head down displays, an electronic moving map of the area approaching the airport, a runway traffic alerting system, advanced sensor information and database integrity monitoring software.

"Synthetic Vision technologies will not only improve aviation safety, they'll also help increase efficiency at airports by giving pilots a clear and accurate picture of what's outside, no matter what the weather or time of day," said John Borghese, vice president of Rockwell Collins' Advanced Technology Center.  "We are honored to receive this recognition."

Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) is a worldwide leader in the design, production, and support of communication and aviation electronics for commercial and government customers. The company's 17,000 employees in 27 countries deliver industry-leading communication, navigation, surveillance, display, flight control, in-flight entertainment, information management, and maintenance, training and simulation solutions. Additional information is available at www.rockwellcollins.com.

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