Hill Helicopters Adopts GL Studio for Avionics Suite Development
May 9, 2023
The British-based aircraft maker is using the HMI Software Tool for next-generation helicopters.
ORLANDO, Fla. - May 9, 2023 - PRLog -- The DiSTI Corporation, the world's leading graphical user interface software provider, is pleased to announce that Hill Helicopters, a British company, has adopted GL Studio, as the company's HMI Software development tool, in the production of their avionics suite for luxury private helicopter models HX50 and HC50.
"GL Studio is the perfect tool for delivering the high-performance graphics and user experience that our customers demand," stated John Hayward, CEO of DiSTI. "We are proud to have our software be part of Hill Helicopter's journey as they continue to push the boundaries of innovation in the aviation industry."
GL Studio provides an advanced toolset that has equipped Hill Helicopters to build an elegant user experience for the Visual Flight Rules (VFR) helicopter. The software is being leveraged to develop a certifiable software stack which is tested using piloted trials on an engineering simulator. The solution has enabled Hill Helicopters to link third-party systems such as the radio, intercom, GPS, and transponder with the User Interface application.
"Unlike any other aircraft user interface, which brings with it the complexities of instrument flying, the HX50 and HC50 pilot cockpit experience is directly tailored for visual flight conditions. The digital cockpit is designed for intuitive simplicity of use, merging the clarity of automotive displays with an adaptation of the traditional primary flight display will maximize the pilot "eyes out" of the window time and will require minimal training to use," explained Jason Hill, Founder, and CEO at Hill Helicopters. "GL Studio continues to enable us to quickly prototype and simulate the user experience and adjust the design using in-simulation flight scenarios all in-house. We are looking forward to taking the prototype software forward into flight test and certification using the "SC" version of GL Studio in the very near future."
The identical cockpits of the HX50 and HC50 include three touchscreen displays: two larger panels for primary flight and engine instrumentation and a smaller display called the Integrated Pilot Interface (IPI) in the center console. The IPI and attached rotary puck gives the pilot quick access and tactile control over settings such as radio frequencies, barometric pressure setting, transponder, autopilot, infotainment, and climate control. The ground-up design and development of the system in GL Studio has enabled the Hill Helicopters team to build an avionics suite with unprecedented ease of use and situational awareness for the pilot. By introducing a user experience similar to what many have become accustomed to in mobile devices and automobiles, the Hill engineering team aims to make flying easier and safer.
Additionally, the ability to iterate designs quickly in GL Studio has made it possible for Hill Helicopter's engineers to take ideas from concept to reality on a running test-bench in as little as a few hours.
To learn more about DiSTI's GL Studio HMI software development tool and avionics solutions provided by The DiSTI Corporation, contact us at [email protected].
About The DiSTI Corporation
The DiSTI Corporation is the world's leading graphical user interface software provider. The company's flagship product, GL Studio, delivers advanced high-performance 3D user interfaces to the aerospace, automotive, and defense industries. Leading global manufacturers like Jaguar Land Rover, Hyundai MOBIS, Garmin, Boeing, NASA, and Lockheed Martin choose GL Studio for its performance, fidelity, and reliability in interface development and deployment.
Photos: (Click photo to enlarge)
Read Full Story - Hill Helicopters Adopts GL Studio for Avionics Suite Development | More news from this source
Press release distribution by PRLog
More News
From Memory to Horror: Eight New Gen Basque Filmmakers to Track
For a new generation of Basque filmmakers coming into focus at San Sebastián, stories often begin with something unresolved: an argument a child cannot remember, the working lives buried in an industrial landscape, a language whose influence reaches beyond the words spoken on screen. “My films grow from spending time with people and places, allowing […]
Inside the Basque Production Boom: Who Owns the Growth?
The Basque Country has become an increasingly attractive place to make films and television. In Bizkaia alone, audiovisual employment rose 50.5% between 2014 and 2024, while the number of companies linked to the sector climbed from 284 to 448. In 2025, the Bilbao Bizkaia Film Commission supported 219 shoots with an estimated economic impact of […]
Halle Berry Shares Rare Update on Daughter Nahla After She Leaves Home for College
Halle Berry is sharing an exciting update about her 18-year-old daughter Nahla! The 60-year-old Oscar winner attended the Create & […] The post Halle Berry Shares Rare Update on Daughter Nahla After She Leaves Home for College appeared first on Just Jared - Celebrity News, Entertainment News & Photos.
Werner Herzog’s ‘Ghost Elephants’ Lands Home Entertainment Deal With Buffalo 8 (EXCLUSIVE)
Buffalo 8 Distribution has acquired home entertainment rights to “Ghost Elephants,” the documentary written, directed and narrated by Werner Herzog. The deal, negotiated at the Toronto Film Festival market, pairs Buffalo 8 with Sobey Road Entertainment for the film’s home entertainment rollout, with release dates and platform details to be unveiled separately. The agreement was […]
Bunnie XO Responds to Critics of Her Age-Gap Romance With Netflix Star Dylan Wolf
Bunnie XO is defending her relationship with Dylan Wolf. The 46-year-old podcaster and the 24-year-old Calabasas Confidential reality star first […] The post Bunnie XO Responds to Critics of Her Age-Gap Romance With Netflix Star Dylan Wolf appeared first on Just Jared - Celebrity News, Entertainment News & Photos.
Tom Cruise explains why he doesn't read movie scripts himself
Tom Cruise explains why he doesn't read movie scripts himselfTom Cruise has revealed that he does not read movie scripts himself.The 64-year-old star recently appeared on Travis and Jason Kelce’s podcast, where he shared that he prefers hearing scripts aloud rather than reading...
Inside the 2026 San Sebastián-CAA Media Finance Creative Investors’ Conference
Acme AI & FX’s Ryan Kavanaugh, Laura Austin-Little at Black Bear International, Neon’s Elissa Federoff, StudioCanal’s Ron Halpern and Sumerian Pictures’ Rob Williams are confirmed for San Sebastián’s fifth Creative Investors’ Conference, co-organized with CAA Media Finance. They will join CAA Media Finance’s Roeg Sutherland, Killer Films’ Christine Vachon, Patrick Wachsberger at 193 and Sumerian […]
Madrid Pitches Itself as a Global Production Hub as It Looks Ahead to Hosting the Upcoming 6th Iberseries & Platino Industria
Under the banner, ‘Something is Cooking in Madrid,’ Madrid Film Office head Raúl Torquemada led its presentation at the San Sebastian Festival where he stressed that the capital is stepping up efforts to position itself as a leading European audiovisual production hub, combining a diverse range of filming locations with public funding, industry networking and […]
Kelly Clarkson Offers a Piece of Her New Hair to a ‘Voice’ Contestant While Battling Riley Green
Kelly Clarkson’s headline-making new haircut has already become part of her strategy on The Voice. During Monday night’s (September 21) […] The post Kelly Clarkson Offers a Piece of Her New Hair to a ‘Voice’ Contestant While Battling Riley Green appeared first on Just Jared - Celebrity News, Entertainment News & Photos.
3Cat’s ‘Gènesi’ Tells Origin Story of El Bulli, the Iconic Restaurant of Celebrity Chef Ferran Adrià
The six-part 3Cat series “Gènesi,” which premiered two episodes at the San Sebastian Film Festival on Sept. 21, aims to look back at the genesis of the iconic Catalan restaurant El Bulli, which was crowned the world’s best restaurant five times before it closed in 2011. The series plays on Catalan broadcaster 3Cat that same […]
‘The Harvester’ Star Antonio de la Torre: ‘Violence Has No Justification, but It Does Have an Explanation’
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain – “Violence has no justification, but it does have an explanation.” That was Antonio de la Torre’s approach to playing 19th-century murderer Juan Díaz de Garayo in David Pérez Sañudo’s “The Harvester,” which world premiered at San Sebastián, sold by Latido Films. Yet the filmmaker was equally clear at the San Sebastián […]
Brooklyn Beckham, Nicola Peltz break silence on Presley Gerber's tragic death: 'We're heartbroken'
Brooklyn Beckham, Nicola Peltz break silence on Presley Gerber's tragic deathBrooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz are "truly devastated" over the tragic death of Presley Gerber.On Monday, the aspiring chef took to her Instagram handle to express sadness over the death of supermodel Cindy Crawford and...
YOUR NEWS, OUR NETWORK.
Do you have Great News you want to tell the world?
Be it updates about your business or your community, you can make sure that it’s heard by submitting your story to our network reaching hundreds of news sites across 6 verticals.