TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT COCKPIT STANDARDIZATION (FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS PART 25)

The present status of transport aircraft cockpit standardization was evaluated by examination of regulations and other design practice documents and by interviews with airline pilots and engineers. Flight critical areas most in need of increased standardization were identified as (1) primary flight guidance instrumentation and (2) pilot input keyboards. Additional areas proposed for further industry consultation, possibly leading to further standardization at a future date, include flap, slat, and leading-edge device control and display systems; indicated airspeed (IAS)-Mach indicators; powerplant instrumentation; and electric and hydraulic power diagrams, displays, and controls. The continued use of a mixed metric and English unit measurement plan in both United States and foreign manufactured aircraft is noted, and the incidence of pilot dual qualifications and the need for criteria for digital system software certification are also discussed.

• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Aviation Administration

  William J. Hughes Technical Center, Airport Technology Research and Development Branch
  Atlantic City International Airport
  Atlantic City, NJ  United States  08405

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Authors:
  • Sulzer, R
• Publication Date: 1981-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 42 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aeronautical engineering; Air pilots; Airborne navigational aids; Airworthiness; Altimeters; Cockpits; Computer programs; Digital computers; Flight control systems; Human factors engineering; Human machine systems; Keyboards; Metric system; Qualifications; Regulations; Specifications; Standards; Systems engineering; Transport aircraft
• Old TRIS Terms: Digital systems; Flight instruments
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Law; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00347880
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FAA-CT-80-54, FAA-EM-81/11
• Files: NTIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 30 2003 12:00AM