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Aviation History
1988
1988 - 2402.PDF
Market expectations are driving manufacturers to install Efis on all types (above British Aerospace A TP) Airbus's electronic centralised aircraft monitor (Ecam). This CRT is typically placed under or to the right of the display of primary engine parameters. Secondary engine and system parameters can be called up on Eicas or Ecam by the crew. Pictures of system layout, "synoptics", and automatic display in the event of failure were first asso ciated with Ecam. Acceptable colours were quickly defined for the brightness range and distinguish- ability required, including the now familiar "cyan" blue and "magenta" purple. But the purpose for which they are used are still not consistent, although white is commonly used for data, and green, amber, and red are used for operating value ranges. A broad consensus is emerging on some principles. Associated data has the same colour on different displays in the same cockpit. Active or armed functions are distinguished by location, colour, or boxing. Flashing is used to gain attention. Autoflight mode indications seem to have standardised at the top of the PFD. Vertical profile display on the PFD and ND is likely to develop in the future, and scales will probably have grey backgrounds to improve legibility. But the most signifi cant current trend is the adoption of side-by- side layouts for these two displays, together with a larger screen. The A320 has 7 • 25in2 screens which were judged to be the optimum for the size of cockpit. The first aircraft to have 8in displays was the Gulfstream IV, with a side-by-side layout. A similarly sized and disposed Efis is planned for the 747-400 and MD-11 airliners. Automatic system switching and recon figuration is becoming a common philos ophy, but Airbus and the two major US manufacturers still adhere to their separate views on display automation. System synop tic is immediately displayed upon failure in the European system, but the crew is reminded to call up a display when convenient on the US screen. Important software advances could soon include terrain data, which could then be displayed in relation to the flightpath and Who better to service it than the only people allowed to sell it new? A decade of being sole agents for Aerospatiale and Turbomeca in the UK enables McAlpine Helicopters to offer you the best service available anywhere. We'll modify any civil or military Aerospatiale aircraft to your specification. We can overhaul your SA365, your AS350-355 Squirrel Series main and tail-rotor gearboxes as well as any of the dynamic components, including blades. package on both new and used helicopters. All you have to do is call. For more information contact Captain David Lewis (Sales) or Rick Cawley (Engineering) at our Hayes Helicentre. wmmm With £2 million worth of spares in stock, down time is kept to a minimum. We have the facilities to take care of the installation of any avionics right up to single pilot IFR/EFIS systems. .HELICOPTERS We even offer you full training for both pilots and engineers. In fact, there's nothing we won't do for you, right down to providing you with a financial The business helicopter company iaerospaticrie Sole UK distributor for Aerospatiale tor over 10 years. Hayes Helicentre, Swallowfield Way, Hayes. Middlesex. Telephone: 01-848 3522 Facsimile: 01-5614079 Telex: 933286 MCHELI G 90 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL, 3 September 1988
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