F14

This Heads Up Display (HUD) is manufactured by Flight Visions Incorporated (FVI), a division of CMC Electronics, and retrofitted into US Navy F-14 aircraft by Northrop Grumman (NG).

Challenge

Reverse engineer existing HUD
    components for use in new design.

Fit package of new Optics -
    Electronics into existing airframe
    while meeting current Navy specs.

Rapid development schedule.
    Design and manufacture functional
    testing prototypes in less than one
    year.

Development

DiMonte Group Inc. reverse engineered parts of the existing HUD from old drawings and parts salvaged from wrecks. Combining these models with new design components from NG and FVI engineers, we created a 3D assembly of the design, and a document package for review by Navy Engineering's "Preliminary Design Review."

Rapid Prototype

Utilizing salvaged parts and rapid prototyping processes, a functioning prototype was fitted to an air frame, for "Critical Design
Review".

Design for Manufacture

DiMonte Group Inc. worked with FVI suppliers to complete the design and manufacturing details. FVI suppliers worked from our 3D CAD database to build components for flight-testing units, while we completed documentation required for 1st article inspection and FVI's manufacturing process.