DocumentCode
1357199
Title
Aerospace: The automated cockpit: The digital revolution catches up with commercial airline cockpits and stirs old questions over how many crew members are needed
Author
Lerner, E.J.
Volume
20
Issue
2
fYear
1983
Firstpage
57
Lastpage
62
Abstract
Digital cockpit control panels which include a few electronic display screens are replacing the rows of indicators in commercial airline aircraft. These new aircraft: the Boeing 757 and 767 and the Airbus Industrie A310 are designed to be flown by two rather than three crew members. The author outlines this display and control instrumentation including the flight management system and the engine indication and crew alerting system.
Keywords
aerospace computer control; aircraft instrumentation; display instrumentation; Airbus Industrie A310; Boeing 757; Boeing 767; automated cockpit; commercial airline aircraft; control instrumentation; crew alerting system; digital cockpit control panels; electronic display screens; engine indication; flight management system; Air traffic control; Aircraft; Computers; Engines; Instruments; Safety; Sensors;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.1983.6369006
Filename
6369006
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