Multifunction controller/standby instrument
First Claim
1. An aircraft instrumentation system for a cockpit instrument panel, comprising:
- a first device associated with a first pilot of the aircraft and positioned on the instrument panel substantially in front of the first pilot, the first device including;
a first display; and
a first controller having a first set of controls for controlling the first display and aircraft systems; and
a second device associated with a second pilot of the aircraft and positioned on the instrument panel substantially in front of the second pilot, the second device including;
a second display; and
a second controller having a second set of controls for controlling the second display and the aircraft systems;
wherein at least one of the first display and the second display presents attitude, altitude and airspeed at all times.
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention includes an aircraft instrumentation system for a cockpit instrument panel having a first device associated with a first pilot of an aircraft and positioned on the instrument panel substantially in front of the first pilot. The first device may include a first display and a first controller, which may have a set of controls for controlling the first display and aircraft systems. The instrumentation system may also include a second device associated with a second pilot of the aircraft and positioned on the instrument panel substantially in front of the second pilot. The second device may include a second display and a second controller, which may have a set of controls for controlling the second display and the aircraft systems. The instrumentation may be configured such that at least one of the first display and the second display presents attitude, altitude and airspeed at all times.
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18 Claims
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1. An aircraft instrumentation system for a cockpit instrument panel, comprising:
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a first device associated with a first pilot of the aircraft and positioned on the instrument panel substantially in front of the first pilot, the first device including; a first display; and a first controller having a first set of controls for controlling the first display and aircraft systems; and a second device associated with a second pilot of the aircraft and positioned on the instrument panel substantially in front of the second pilot, the second device including; a second display; and a second controller having a second set of controls for controlling the second display and the aircraft systems; wherein at least one of the first display and the second display presents attitude, altitude and airspeed at all times. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of displaying standby flight data and managing aircraft systems from a cockpit instrument panel of an aircraft, comprising the steps of:
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associating a first device with a first pilot, the first device having a first display and a first set of controls; associating a second device with a second pilot, the second device having a second display and a second set of controls, each of the first device and the second device including a standby mode and a controller mode, each of the first device and the second device in the controller mode configured to control at least one aircraft system; setting the first device and the second device in the standby mode, the first display configured to present standby flight data when the first device is in the standby mode and the second display configured to present standby flight data when the second device is in the standby mode; placing the first device in the controller mode only if the second device is in the standby mode; and placing the second device in the controller mode only if the first device is in the standby mode; wherein the standby flight data includes attitude, altitude, and airspeed. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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