FLIGHT DECK SYSTEM
FLIGHT DECK SYSTEM:
The
Flight Decks and Avionics, or Glass Cockpit are products target for both
Commercial Aviation and General Aviation. However, the Commercial Aviation
applications are usually OEM products integrated
in aircraft's avionics.
In General Aviation
aircraft the Flight Decks and Avionics are also available from factory
installation in many aircraft. Although, these applications can be customized
and replaced by other Glass Cockpit products.
These products are
commonly equipped with GNSS receivers providing significant enhancements in
awareness information to the flight crews.
In
Commercial Aviation the glass cockpit systems replaced efficiently the flight
engineer, due to the situational awareness capabilities provided by the displays.
CAPABILITIES:
- Instrument control and panels and modules
- Master dim and test
- Radio tuning
- Audio control and management
- Caution and warning systems
- Head-up displays
- Low-cost production through our global manufacturing network
DETECTION AND ALERTING SYSTEMS:
- Proximity sensing
- Smoke/fire detection and alerting
- Electronic warning management
- Stall warning
- Overspeed warning
- Pilot alerting
- Ice detection
CONTROL AND MONITORING SYSTEMS:
- Fuel systems and fuel jettison
- Hydraulic quality and pressure monitor
- Electronic cargo handling and controllers
- Airborne power management
- Emergency door power assist system
- Over-speed warning
- Pilot alerting
- Ice detection
SUPPORTED AIRCRAFT:
- Boeing 737, 747, 757, 767, 777
SYSTEMS:
These flight deck systems audio include:
- Passenger address system
- Service inter-phone system
- Cabin inter-phone system
- Ground crew call system
- Flight inter-phone system
PASSENGER ADDRESS SYSTEM:
The passenger address
system provides the flight crew and cabin crew with a means of making
announcements and distributing music to passengers through cabin
speakers.
The above mentioned picture is Passenger Address panel, which defines:
- ARM. Anti-skid system
will meter the brake pedal hydraulic pressure. Permits maximum braking
without skidding down to approximately 15 knots.
SERVICE INTER-PHONE SYSTEM
The service inter-phone
system provides the crew and ground staff with interior and exterior
communication capability. circuits in the system connect service
inter-phone jacks to the flight compartment.
CABIN INTER-PHONE SYSTEM
The cabin inter-phone
system provides facilities for communications among cabin attendants and
between the flight compartment, crew members and other attendants. The
system can be switched to the input of the passengers address system for
PA announcements.
GROUND CREW CALL SYSTEM
The ground crew call system provides a signaling capability between the flight compartment and nose landing gear area.
FLIGHT INTER-PHONE SYSTEM
The flight inter-phone
system provides communications on the flight deck and between the flight
deck and the ground crew through the flight inter-phone jack on the APU
ground control fire protection panel in the nose landing gear wheel
well.
The system is used by
selecting the INT (inter-phone) position of a control wheel or audio
control panel mic/inter-phone switch. The inter-phone can also be used
by selecting the FLT transmitter selector on an audio control panel and
then selecting one of the following microphone switches:
- MIC position of a control wheel switch
- MIC position of an audio control panel mic/inter-phone switch
- A hand microphone push-to-talk switch
- A glareshield MIC switch
the flight inter-phone system includes following components:
- Audio Selector Panel
- Headset, headphones and hand microphones jack connectors
- Audio selector panel and control wheel press-to-talk (PTT) switches
- Cockpit receivers
Audio selector panel (ASP) are located in the flight compartment within easy of reach of the crew members.
This type of ACP has cylindrical button volume controls, others have sliders.
Radio/Int works in the
same way as the rocker switch on the control column. ie in the INT
position bypasses the mic selector to transmit on the flt inter-phone.
The filter switch,
Voice-Both-Range, allows better reception of either voice or morse
identifiers on NAV & ADF radios. Check that this switch has not been
left in the V position if you can't get an ident.
Mask/Boom simply selects
either mask or boom mic. Check this if nobody can hear you transmit -
especially after your oxy mask mic check!
Alt/Norm in the ALT
position puts the ACP into degraded mode. If the Capts ACP is in
degraded mode, he can only transmit on VHF1 through mask or boom and can
only receive VHF1 at a preset level. The F/O's ACP in degraded mode is
the same but uses VHF2. Note aural warnings will still be heard over the
speaker. Volume control is also provided by switches on each audio
selector panel. The speakers are muted whenever a PTT switch is pushed
at the captain's first or second officer's station.
COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER:
The CVR records the
headset and microphone of all 3 ASP's and the ambient cockpit sounds all
on separate channels. The recordings start with the first rise in
engine oil pressure and go onto a 120 or 30min (as fitted) continuous
loop tape until 5mins after last engine shutdown. In the event of an
incident crews are advised to pull the CVR c/b after final stop to avoid
automatic erasure. It is illegal to stop the CVR in flight. The CVR is
located in the aft cargo hold.
EASy FLIGHT DECK SYSTEM:
Enhanced
Avionics System (or EASy)
is an Integrated Modular Avionics suite and Cockpit display system used on Dassault Falcon business
jets since Falcon 900EX, and later used in other newer Falcon
aircraft such as Falcon 2000EX and Falcon 7X.
EASy
has been jointly developed by Dassault and Honeywell, and is based on Honeywell
Primus Epic.
The EASy cockpit is a
smart, integrated, feature-packed avionic system. Yet the hardware is
not as important as what our technicians have achieved with it. EASy
represents fundamental progress towards the virtually paperless cockpit
as it was intelligently designed to enable both pilots to work better
together as a team.
EASy
is Dassault’s philosophy implemented on the hardware platform of
Honeywell's Primus Epic system. Dassault and Honeywell worked closely
together on the project. As the primary system architect, we
concentrated on achieving a new type of man-machine interface, one that
is both highly intuitive and interactive. This is a vital key to
improving situational awareness.As
for Honeywell's side, the Primus Epic system brought tremendous
advantages in reliability, spares availability, and display quality.
Honeywell adapted this basic hardware system to meet our uniquely
demanding objectives.
EASY ARCHITECTURE AND FUNCTIONS:
Stepping
into an EASy cockpit, the first thing one sees is the four 14.1”
screens. These screens can clearly display all information from aircraft
sensors affecting systems, communications, navigation and flight
management.
Moreover,
they are the key to the pilots' control over all those functions. And
it is in this respect that EASy sets itself apart from other avionics
systems using the same Primus Epic platform.
Dassault’s Cursor
Control Device (CCD) is the pilots’ primary means of controlling the
EASy flight deck. Everything can be done with Windows-like pull-down and
pop-up menus using the trackball controller. Each pilot has their own
CCD located on the pedestal where one's inside hand naturally falls in
its relaxed position. The CCD is as easy to use as the mouse on a PC. In
addition to the trackball, it includes fingertip controls for display
switching and menu selection, plus a multifunction knob and
push-to-talk.
Using the CCD is fast and intuitive. Unlike a keyboard, the CCD is hardly affected by changing environmental conditions, such as darkness or turbulence. With the CCD, pilots control every function faster, more accurately and without diverting eyes from the panel (as would be necessary with keyboards mounted on the pedestal). The result is more head-up time and therefore a safer flight.
Using the CCD is fast and intuitive. Unlike a keyboard, the CCD is hardly affected by changing environmental conditions, such as darkness or turbulence. With the CCD, pilots control every function faster, more accurately and without diverting eyes from the panel (as would be necessary with keyboards mounted on the pedestal). The result is more head-up time and therefore a safer flight.
By making the system more intuitive, more interactive and more adaptable to pilots' needs, Dassault has brought a higher level of situational awareness to the cockpit of the business jet.
AUTOMATIC CHECKLISTS:
One
of the best demonstrations of EASy's interactive qualities are the
automatic checklists. As soon as a required action has been performed
(such as setting flaps for takeoff), EASy's autosensing feature checks
that item off, changes its color from blue to green and opens the next
item on that particular checklist. It also provides secure options to
override or defer any item. EASy checklists are linked to synoptic
system displays. For example, when the pilot reaches a fuel-related item
on the checklist, a fuel-system diagram pops up adjacent to the
checklist window. This shows the real-time position and operation of
pumps and transfer valves along with a graphic depiction of fuel
quantities in each tank.
GRAPHICAL FLIGHT PLANNING:
EASy
makes flight planning intuitive because it is graphically based. Either
pilot simply clicks on an icon depicting the phase of flight
(initialization, climb, cruise, descent), which brings up the associated
menus. Compared to previous systems, EASy requires very little data
entry as most of the information is already stored in its databases. For
example, a complete worldwide database has all the data for airports,
airways, navaids, radio frequencies, etc. The complete aircraft
performance database is also stored in the system. So EASy can
automatically calculate everything from takeoff performance (runway
length and V-speeds) to climb schedules, fuel reserves and landing
distance.
As the flight progresses into each new phase, EASy displays whatever new information is required, appropriate or desired (pilot options are always available). For example, upon descent the system's look-ahead display can show the approach transition, STAR, runway data and so on. If ATC changes the arrival, either pilot can update the flight plan in a matter of seconds just by clicking on that window's ‘Current Settings’ and making the appropriate menu selections. Other windows can simultaneously display the digital ATIS information as well as key performance information such as landing weight, required vs. usable runway length and approach speed.
As the flight progresses into each new phase, EASy displays whatever new information is required, appropriate or desired (pilot options are always available). For example, upon descent the system's look-ahead display can show the approach transition, STAR, runway data and so on. If ATC changes the arrival, either pilot can update the flight plan in a matter of seconds just by clicking on that window's ‘Current Settings’ and making the appropriate menu selections. Other windows can simultaneously display the digital ATIS information as well as key performance information such as landing weight, required vs. usable runway length and approach speed.
NAVIGATING THE EASY WAY:
With the EASy system, the upper MDU is usually assigned to navigational functions. A large variety of data can be selected (or hidden) on the map display, ranging from airports to radar. In mountainous areas, terrain information is usually displayed for departures and arrivals. Pilots can range in or out as required, and select map rotation (either ‘north up' or ‘heading up’).
By simply clicking on any facility or way point, pilots call up a pop-up menu giving access to any required information or function.
COCKPIT OF THE FUTURE:
Our aim with the EASy
cockpit was to create an environment which promotes intuitive flying and
increases the pilot’s situational awareness. Thanks to the track ball
and easy-to-read screens, a pilot can easily maintain a heads-up
attitude, increasing perspective and situational awareness.
A pilot’s sense of surroundings, inside and outside of the plane, is essential to safe and comfortable flying. This is why we are dedicated to developing advanced technologies designed to maximize a pilot’s capabilities and performance.
A pilot’s sense of surroundings, inside and outside of the plane, is essential to safe and comfortable flying. This is why we are dedicated to developing advanced technologies designed to maximize a pilot’s capabilities and performance.
The latest generation of
our award-winning EASy avionics suite represents a major upgrade. Based
on improvements in technologies, as well as feedback from operators, it
now includes new features and options to further enhance situational
awareness, safety and efficiency.
- http://www.navipedia.net/index.php/Flight_Decks_and_Avionics
- http://www.baesystems-ps.com/flight-deck.php
- http://www.dassaultfalcon.com/en/technology/pilotbenefit/pages/flight-deck.aspx
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