Shows Off Advanced Communications And Navigation Displays
A full-scale flight deck demonstrator for the all-new
CSeries aircraft is making its world debut at the Dubai Airshow.
Visitors to the Bombardier CSeries aircraft dome are able to
experience first-hand the most advanced flight deck demonstrator in
the industry.
"The all-new design of the CSeries aircraft flight deck benefits
from the latest avionics technology and will set the new standard,"
said Robert Dewar, Vice President and General Manager, CSeries,
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft. "The CSeries aircraft flight deck
features a number of state-of-the-art communication and navigation
aids, developed with the future in mind. Our integrated design
approach offers reduced costs through increased operational
efficiency and reduced pilot training, while improving reliability.
The result is a finely tuned human-machine interface, which the
demonstrator allows visitors to experience."
"Step-by-step, the CSeries aircraft advances towards its first
flight. The state-of-the-art flight deck demonstrator shows the
progress we're making. Resulting from a clean-sheet design, the
CSeries aircraft flight deck leverages the full spectrum of
Rockwell Collins and Bombardier's avionic design heritage," added
Mr. Dewar.
As in a real aircraft, visitors can "board" the CSeries aircraft
demonstrator, turn left to experience the flight deck or turn right
to walk down the aisle of the cabin. The cabin features spacious
seating, increased shoulder space, extra large windows and upsized
overhead storage that deliver a new level of widebody comfort in a
single-aisle aircraft.
The leading-edge flight deck technology is one of many factors
that make the CSeries aircraft the most advanced jetliner in the
growing 100- to 149-seat market. The CSeries aircraft combines
advanced materials and proven methods to meet commercial airline
requirements in 2013 and beyond.
The integrated flight deck features high-resolution 15.1-inch
diagonal LCD displays which are capable of enhanced and synthetic
vision future upgrades. The flight management system display is
based on a phase of flight approach, giving the flight crew
improved access to information while reducing workload. Graphical
Flight Planning functionality allows the crew to click on the map
to search for information or modify the flight plan, permitting
increased situational awareness. An intuitive graphical
human-machine interface enhances operational efficiency, reduces
pilot workload and pilot training costs.
The MultiScan weather radar autonomously processes the entire
block of atmosphere ahead of the aircraft and searches for the most
significant weather information, without pilot intervention. The
crew is alerted with a color change when the radar predicts wind
shear, giving the crew plenty of time to take appropriate
action.
The glareshield radio tuning is a feature unique to the CSeries
aircraft that illustrates Bombardier's focus on head-up flying. It
allows critical tasks, such as frequency changes, head-up guidance
system data entry, navigation control and support functions for the
displays, to all be done from the glareshield.
A sidesticks allow the pilot to interface with the fly-by-wire
control system that provides simplified handling with flight
envelope protection. The Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion system
offers extensive growth capabilities to meet all anticipated future
air space requirements, as well as high reliability to meet the
rigorous demands of commercial airline operations.