ABSTRACT
This chapter provides an overview of the major avionic systems fitted to a modern passenger aircraft. The aim is to put into context the material contained in previous chapters, which underpins the operation of these complex systems, including:
• aircraft communication addressing and reporting system (ACARS)
• electronic centralised aircraft monitoring (ECAM) • electronic flight instrument system (EFIS) • engine indication and crew alerting system
(EICAS) • fly-by-wire (FBW) • flight management system (FMS) • Global Positioning System (GPS) • inertial reference system (IRS) • inertial navigation system (INS) • traffic alert collision avoidance system (TCAS).
