As can be seen in Figure 5 it is much easier to read the A350 information, among other things Track (TRK) is shown between waypoints which is not done on a MCDU. Click for better view.īoth the MCDU in Figure 4 and the MFD (Multifunction Display) in Figure 5 show parts of flight plans. The major difference from A380 is how the screens can be moved around in the cockpit, practically all information seen in Figure 2 can be reconfigured to be shown on another display in case of display failures or the need to share and discuss information.įigure 5. Therefore airlines can implement own applications in the OIS environment without endangering the flight safety of the aircraft. This is to make sure that nothing can interference with the flight safety critical avionics side. Information can flow from the aircraft’s avionics side to the OIS environment but not back.
#A320 cockpit manual#
Examples are Fligh Crew Operating Manual (FCOM) Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) Master Minimum Equipment List (MMEL) etc.
#A320 cockpit full#
On top of displaying airport charts and airway information it contains performance applications for all phases of flight, a weight and balance application and a full line of aircraft documentation.
The Onboard Information System, OIS, fulfills the function of an Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) system. Onboard Information System (OIS) and Flight Management System (FMS) handling a Take-off performance calculation be put on the upper central display for discussion between Captain and First Officer. One of these is the use of six identical large displays (A380 has eight normal standing avionics displays and two large OIS displays on the sides), making information sharing easier as system screens can be moved around the displays more freely as all have the same display format. The changed system architecture comes from A380 but with further refinements. A350 cockpit with the six displays where the outer house the OIS. These are for the Onboard Information System, OIS, displays which are displaying Electronic Flight Bag applications from stowed laptops.įigure 1. The most noticeable change from the A320/330/340 generation is that the cockpit now contains additional displays besides the usual line-up, Figure 1. To understand what has changed and if it is for the better or not, lets go through the changes and explain how it works in A350. In the A350 simulator before the flight it turned out most changes were natural and easy to comprehend. When starting reading it the reaction was “there is a lot to learn, quite a bit of systems are different”.
To prepare for flying A350 we were sent a “A350-900 Flight Deck and Systems Briefing for Pilots”. On a first glance the differences between A320 and A380 cockpits are considerable.
I was therefore a bit curious as to how much my training would be applicable. When flying the A350 I knew it had taken the cockpit philosophy from A380 rather than these two. These two are very similar and represent the first generation of Fly By Wire (FBW) aircraft from Airbus.
#A320 cockpit how to#
In preparing for my A350 flight I learned how to interact with the aircraft’s systems in Airbus A320/A330 simulators.
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