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Yes, brownout can be a very serious problem and causes many accidents. I know I've pulled a bit of seat mesh out of my fourth point of contact on a few occasions after being Chalk Seven to a bowl of moon dust...
As for the system described, even though more technocrap in the helicopter is exactly what we need, I don't think the system as described will be of much use. Exposed precision lenses in the middle of a brownout won't last long. Flight engineers have other shit to do besides focus on a screen during the landing sequence. A large flash of IR light, now that Gs have NODs, doesn't strike me as a good idea.
Like just about everything else, brownout isn't something that can't be overcome with proper training and planning on the part of the aircrews, but then the contractors won't get that $150,000 per lunch ticket...
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