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Cockpit instrument panel systems and methods with redundant flight data display

  • US 6,832,138 B1
  • Filed: 02/28/2002
  • Issued: 12/14/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A cockpit instrument system, comprising:

  • a first cockpit instrument panel, including a reversionary first display enclosed within a first bezel, wherein the first bezel includes navigational controls, communication controls, and wherein the first display is operable to present navigational data, communication data, and flight information data including airspeed, attitude, and altitude;

    a second cockpit instrument panel located adjacent to the first cockpit instrument panel, the second cockpit instrument panel including a second reversionary display enclosed within a second bezel, wherein the second bezel includes navigational controls, communication controls, and wherein the second display is operable to present navigational data, communication data, and flight information data including detailed engine parameters; and

    wherein either the first or the second cockpit instrument panel is adapted to graphically display all of the important flight information data, including airspeed, attitude, altitude, and detailed engine parameters, in a substantially similar format size, location and perspective when one of the first or the second cockpit instrument panels fail, in a backup mode.

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