HOTAS
HOTAS an abbreviation for Hands On Throttle-And-Stick, is the name given to the concept of placing buttons and switches on the throttle stick and flight control stick in an aircraft’s cockpit, allowing the pilot…
Multifunctional Keypad (MFK)
The equipment in an aircraft are automatically controlled by a central computer, known as the Mission Computer (MC).The MC interacts with the other avionics equipment through three MIL-STD-1553 communication buses.…
Military Avionics Trends
In the coming years, the military avionics supply and demand chain will feature advanced cockpit upgrades and integration capabilities with civil airspace, as countries move forward on urban air mobility…
Cockpit Displays: LCDs vs. CRTs
The aviation industry is moving from bulky, power-hungry cathode ray tubes (CRTs) to lighter, more reliable liquid crystal displays (LCDs). New aircraft types and versions have adopted LCDs. But a…
Multifunctional Keypad (MFK)
The equipment in an aircraft are automatically controlled by a central computer, known as the Mission Computer (MC).The MC interacts with the other avionics equipment through three MIL-STD-1553 communication buses.…
Direct voice input
Direct voice input (DVI) (sometimes called voice input control (VIC)) is a style of human–machine interaction “HMI” in which the user makes voice commands to issue instructions to the machine. It has found some usage in…
Touch Screen
Garmin has raised the bar with the announcement of the GTN 650 and GTN 750 series. These panel-mount units are certified and approved for installation in hundreds of makes and…
FLIGHT DECK AND COCKPITS
Control and Display Technologies: Multifunction CRT display system: The MCDS on the orbiter crew compartment flight deck allows onboard monitoring of orbiter systems, computer software processing and manual control for flight crew…
ARINC 629
ARINC 629 represents the standard for DDB organization, and is oriented to ensure communication of type 'single source - many receivers' within "mane transceivers - many receivers". It is developed…
What or Who is ARINC?
Aeronautical Radio Incorporated, ARINC, was founded in 1929. The company was owned jointly by four of the major airlines and its purpose was to provide in-flight communications between aircrews and…
