![]() Isolation of abnormal situations improves readability and eases corrective procedures. ![]() These checklists are airline customizable. Also, normal checklists are fully integrated in the Multi Functional Display ( MFD) with a dedicated interactive page and direct access through the Keyboard Cursor Control Unit ( KCCU, the pilot’s “mouse”). A dispatch function has been implemented to ease the crew’s workload during pre-flight dispatch. The A350 ECAM interface has been revisited with improved access to information. Manage Systems with improved Electronic Centralised Aircraft Monitoring (ECAM) The ability to fly precise trajectories through difficult terrain or for noise abatement reasons has also considerably improved with the introduction of RNP-AR capability. The pilot can play a virtual scenario such as single-engine failure or depressurization using the ‘What if’ function, to assess the capability of the aircraft following a degradation at any point along the route. Improvements and functions to anticipate certain failure scenarios are now included, significantly reducing the pilots’ workload. Navigate with improved Flight Management System (FMS) In addition, the new trajectory and energy symbologies are fully consistent between HUD and PFD ( Primary Flight Display). The A350 offers a new generation dual Head Up Display which provides pilots with enhanced situational awareness, projecting aircraft trajectory information on the external world, easing transition from IMC (Instrument meteorological conditions) to VMC (visual meteorological conditions) conditions. Reason #3 - Enhanced to reduce workload and raise awarenessįor each of the main pilot tasks (flying the aircraft - navigating & communicating - managing the aircraft systems - managing the mission) the A350 introduces innovative solutions to better support pilots by raising awareness and reducing workload.įly the aircraft with new generation Head Up Display and PFD So you won’t be surprised that the large A350 cockpit provides pilots with a retractable tray table, reclining seat backrest with lumbar adjustment, adjustable armrest and headrest and the best Head Up Display head clearance on a commercial aircraft.Īs with other Airbus aircraft, the A350 applies the Airbus Fly-by-wire Family concept, maximising commonality across the fleet and reducing Flight Crew training time. Overall, the design aims at reducing overall pilot workload and increasing situational awareness.įurthermore, Airbus cockpits have always been designed with the pilot's physical comfort and practicality in mind. The cockpit layout, using six identical large screens, makes the task of sharing operational information between pilots much easier, while privileging information that corresponds to the given situation. In a word, the cockpit windows on the A350 are badass.The A350 comes with larger and better positioned screens, providing enhanced visibility of information across the cockpit and extended interactivity for the Flight Crew. As more of these aircraft come online, the cockpit windows will help you determine whether the aircraft is an Airbus or a Boeing, but not between variants such as the A350 and A330 in particular, which look similar in this regard. The A320neo and A330neo also have raccoon eyes. ![]() Related: Air France boosting its orders of A350sĪnd it's becoming an Airbus identifier. This border is referred to as its "raccoon eyes." Leeham also speculates that because the windows are changed from the outside, the black border helps prevents dings to the aircraft livery. To match the marketing materials, Leeham News says that Airbus surrounded the cockpit windows with a painted black border. ![]() In reality, six windows form a "frowning brow," or a squiggly letter "m," and the windows themselves are surrounded by a black border. Not to be outdone, when the A350 was released, Airbus' marketing materials showed a sleekly curved cockpit window that looked like a single piece of glass - something designed but never implemented in the actual aircraft. The Boeing 787 is unique among wide-bodied aircraft it has only four sleek cockpit windows, an innovation from Boeing in terms of weight reduction.
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