This chapter discusses flight deck displays and associated technologies introducing the topic with a brief history of the flight deck leading to the modern 'glass' flight decks of today in which the role of the flight crew has changed from being pilots to being managers of systems. Basic piloting skills are rarely used; the majority of the flight is spent in managing the aircraft trajectory in airspace in which other aircraft are traversing on potentially conflicting flight paths, into crowded terminal areas.

    The air transportation system is complex and new technologies continue to be deployed to accommodate the movement of large numbers of people and goods in ever denser skies in a safe and efficient manner. This chapter discusses the Head‐Up Display (HUD), Enhanced Vision Systems (EVS), Synthetic Vision Systems (SVS), and combinations thereof, as means to increase crew situational awareness and provide additional margins of safety for low visibility approaches in support of Next Generation Transportation System (NextGen) operations.

    The modern flight deck is extremely smart in operation and has brought great advances in safety. However when things go wrong they can become quite challenging very quickly. Arguably the time is approaching for another revolution. The next generation flight deck needs to be crew‐centric, providing a simple and intuitive human machine interface which helps to keep the decision‐making safe. However more automation must not be at the loss of transparency.

    The final paragraphs of this chapter explore display system architectures, current and potential future display technologies, and usability aspects under the different and challenging flight deck ambient lighting environments


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