ABSTRACT
The new colour flat-panel active-matrix liquid-crystal display (AMLCD) has created an opportunity for designing the most integrated, functional, and universal set of cockpit instruments in the history of aviation. With the coupling of this development and the evolution in electronics, the industry has truly reached a new paradigm. Examples of the new cockpit in the new paradigm are evolving and are exhibited in the Boeing 777, Lockheed 141B upgrade, Lear 45, Raytheon T -6A, and others-but we are not there yet. These four examples are all new cockpits or upgrades that use AMLCDs and depart significantly in their portrayal of the primary set of instruments.
