TAWS Terrain Awareness and Warning System is designed to provide the pilot with increased situational awareness and reduce the possibility of accidents associated with Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT). The TAWS system takes aircraft state information from onboard sensors along with flight path intent information from our Flight Management System and combines these with its own internal worldwide terrain database. The resulting unprecedented “look-ahead” capability can provide warnings and alerts well in advance of potential hazards, allowing time for the pilot to make the necessary maneuvers or data corrections for terrain avoidance.

TAWS provides the pilot with hazard advisories along with real-time graphical displays of the terrain surrounding the aircraft dynamically displayed in three views: Map View as if looking down from above, Profile View as if looking from the side, and a unique 3-D Perspective View. These views are available on video-capable devices such as our MFD-640 Flat Panel Multi-Function Display and our FMS Control Display Units with 5-inch screens—both available for new and older aircraft alike. A Map View of terrain is available via ARINC 708/708A for radar displays.