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Clear Vision

Large screen displays are transforming airline cockpits
By JK Chandra

MODERN COMMERCIAL jETLINERS ARE Boeing and Airbus have already made
increasingly featuring state-of-the-art the switch to large format 15” displays
flight decks, where large format 15” for their new generation commercial
Liquid Crystal Displays (LCD) are the jetliners, helping them achieve greater
biggest visible change. The new displays levels of commonality across their aircraft
are more interactive, offer greater real cockpits than ever before. Boeing’s
estate with substantially improved visuals, newest commercial jetliners, the 787,
and present information in an even more 777X and 777 MAX all feature flight decks
accessible manner, improving the pilot’s with 15” displays systems, while at rival
Artist’s impression of 737 MAX situational awareness. The large screens Airbus, it’s brand new A350 XWB is the
flight deck. The Four large
new displays offer significant are also better suited to incorporate first to feature 15” cockpit displays.
growth capability yet maintain future safety-enhancing technology such At Boeing, the switch to large format
that all-important, common as airport taxi maps, data link weather, displays, began with its revolutionary 787
look-and-feel with the Next- surface guidance, and synthetic and Dreamliner, whose flight deck featured
Generation 737 display formats enhanced vision systems. five 15” Multi-Function Displays (MFDs).
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