The large digital screens of flight displays gave rise to the term “glass cockpit.” Flight displays are integral parts of electronic flight instrument systems (EFIS) and may be produced as primary ...
The 747-400 was much more revolutionary with the glass cockpit. Six CRT screens and three FMC replaced most of the analog gauges. Each pilot had two dedicated displays: a PFD for flight ...
The breakthrough of glass cockpit technology and EICAS made the ... All of them have been replaced with Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs). The pilots still get two screens each, but the two EICAS ...