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Really tiny 4k 60Hz cameras with surprisingly good quality are available now, I don't think it would be rocket science to integrate one into the nose and feed a low-latency view to flight deck monitors. Possibly intefrated with an overlay image for short range time of flight lidar to gauge distance to runway during landing.


A proper aircraft flare at the point of landing requires a fair bit of peripheral vision to judge sink rates etc. A camera tends to give you a flat picture without that advantage.

It's a workable solution, but most 'seat of the pants' pilots would eschew such things.


If this ends up being an airline aircraft, as opposed to a personal aircraft, that might not be a problem, at least business-wise.


I'd be reluctant to fly on anything of this level of redundancy where an electrical failure results in a 0/0 landing (or an abnormal that precludes the use of the system added to ensure normal landing visibility).




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