Knowra Glass cockpit Glass cockpit An aircraft cockpit that presents flight, navigation, and engine information on electronic displays rather than primarily on mechanical gauges. Integrated displays can consolidate instruments while drawing data from multiple aircraft systems.
Electronic flight instrument system : An avionics system that replaces conventional flight instruments with electronic displays of flight data. It supplies the primary flight displays that define a glass cockpit.
Avionics : The electronic systems used in aircraft for communication, navigation, control, and monitoring. Glass cockpits are the visible interface to a wider avionics suite.
Airbus A320 family : A family of short- to medium-range commercial jet airliners introduced by Airbus in 1988. Its electronic flight deck helped establish glass cockpits in commercial air transport.
Steam gauge : A traditional analog aircraft instrument that indicates a measured quantity with a dial and pointer. It represents the mechanical-gauge approach that glass cockpits largely replace.
Situational awareness : The perception and understanding of relevant conditions, events, and their likely development. Integrated displays can improve the crew's overall picture of aircraft and surroundings.
Primary flight display : A cockpit display that presents essential attitude, airspeed, altitude, and heading information. It gathers the core flight references in one visible instrument.
Pitot-static system : Aircraft plumbing and sensors that measure impact and static air pressure for flight instruments. Its pressure measurements underpin displayed airspeed and altitude.
Boeing 777 : A wide-body twin-engine airliner developed by Boeing and introduced into service in 1995. Its integrated flight deck illustrates glass-cockpit design in a long-haul airliner.
Flight instrument : An aircraft instrument that provides information about flight attitude, motion, altitude, or speed. Glass cockpits reorganize this broader class of information into electronic displays.
Crew resource management : Training and practices that improve communication, coordination, and decision-making among flight crews. Shared display information changes how pilots coordinate monitoring and decisions.
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