an electronic flight instrument system (EFIS) is a flight instrument display system in an aircraft cockpit that displays flight data electronically rather...
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equipment. Many modern aircraft have electronic flight instrument systems. Most regulated aircraft have these flight instruments as dictated by the US Code of...
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keyboard or touchscreen. The FMS sends the flight plan for display to the Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS), Navigation Display (ND), or Multifunction...
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Glass cockpit (category Aircraft instruments)
cockpit is an aircraft cockpit that features an array of electronic (digital) flight instrument displays, typically large LCD screens, rather than traditional...
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Head-up display (redirect from Synthetic vision electronic flight instrument systems)
flight guidance systems can provide visual cues based on navigation aids such as an Instrument Landing System or augmented Global Positioning System such...
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Garmin G1000 (category Aircraft instruments)
Garmin G1000 is an electronic flight instrument system (EFIS) typically composed of two display units, one serving as a primary flight display, and one...
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An integrated standby instrument system (ISIS) is an electronic aircraft instrument. It is intended to serve as backup in case of a failure of the standard...
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Honeywell Primus (category Aircraft instruments)
Primus is a range of Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) glass cockpits manufactured by Honeywell Aerospace. Each system is composed of multiple...
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In aviation, the instrument landing system (ILS) is a precision radio navigation system that provides short-range guidance to aircraft to allow them to...
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integrated with electronic flight instrument systems (EFIS) which are the central part of glass cockpits, to form the primary flight display. AHRS can...
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jetliners with fully integrated checklists. Glass cockpit Electronic flight instrument system "Airbus A320 ECAM: What is it and how does it help pilots...
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Navigation Display Unit (of the Electronic Flight Instrument System) along with an aural warning. In June 1975, Eastern Air Lines Flight 66 crashed on approach...
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products include electronic flight instrument systems, electronic flight bags, engine indicating and crew alerting systems, network server systems, multifunction...
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McDonnell Douglas MD-80 (section Flight deck)
720 km; 2,930 mi). The later MD-88 has a modern cockpit with Electronic flight instrument system (EFIS) displays. The MD-87 is 17 ft (5.3 m) shorter for 130...
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A flight recorder is an electronic recording device placed in an aircraft for the purpose of facilitating the investigation of aviation accidents and incidents...
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give a good all-round field of view. A Rockwell Collins Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) is fitted, with multi-function displays (MFDs) in...
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Horizontal situation indicator (category Navigational flight instruments)
integrated with electronic flight instrument systems into so-called "glass cockpit" systems. HSI is part of a remote indicating compass system, which was developed...
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Shaanxi Y-8 (section Another first flight)
redesigned fuselage, Pratt and Whitney turboprop engines, an Electronic Flight Instrument System "glass cockpit", and a two-person crew. Capacity: 25 tons...
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Gimli Glider (redirect from Robert Pearson (Air Canada Flight 143))
electronic flight instrument system, which operated on the electricity generated by the aircraft's jet engines. With both engines stopped, the system...
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the largest member of the DC-9 family. It kept the MD-88's electronic flight instrument system (EFIS). The shrunken derivative of MD-80 or shorter variant...
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True airspeed (section Low-speed flight)
in real time and display the TAS reading directly on the electronic flight instrument system. Since temperature variations are of a smaller influence...
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the more powerful engines. The cockpit was updated with an Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS). The 1900D was certified under the then-new FAR Part...
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Ramjet (section Flight speed)
engines as the AQM-60, but with improved materials to endure longer flight times. The system was withdrawn in the 1970s as the threat from bombers subsided...
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Air data inertial reference unit (redirect from Qantas Flight 68)
electronic flight instrument system displays as well as other systems on the aircraft such as the engines, autopilot, aircraft flight control system and...
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Akira; et al. (January 3–7, 2022). Flight Demonstration of Detonation Engine System Using Sounding Rocket S-520-31: System Design. AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum...
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are: Electronic Centralised Aircraft Monitor (ECAM) on Airbus Centralized Fault Detection System (CFDS) on McDonnell Douglas Flight Warning System (FWS)...
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power section consists of additional stages of turbines, a gear reduction system, and the shaft output. The gas generator creates the hot expanding gases...
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Autothrottle (redirect from Autothrottle system)
A/T, or A/THR) is a system that allows a pilot to control the power setting of an aircraft's engines by specifying a desired flight characteristic, rather...
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that overhangs the main instrument panel of the aircraft and also functions as a shield against outside glare. Electronic flight instrument system v t e...
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constant-frequency (VSCF) generator can be used to provide AC power using an electronic tap converter. Variable Frequency Starter Generator (VFSG) used primarily...
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