Rockwell Collins Introduces Touchscreens For Bizjets
Rockwell Collins introduced new touch-control primary flight displays for business jets and turboprops at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh on Sunday. “These displays demonstrate our focus on empowering pilots with natural head-up, eyes-forward interfaces,” said Colin Mahoney, vice president of sales and marketing for Rockwell Collins. “Touch-controlled, icon-based controls on the main displays help keep pilots’ attention focused up and forward for safer and more efficient flying.” The company said it is also working on an “autonomous backup control” that with one touch of a button will put the aircraft into a safe-altitude holding pattern until the pilot disengages the system.
Rockwell Collins introduced new touch-control primary flight displays for business jets and turboprops at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh on Sunday. "These displays demonstrate our focus on empowering pilots with natural head-up, eyes-forward interfaces," said Colin Mahoney, vice president of sales and marketing for Rockwell Collins. "Touch-controlled, icon-based controls on the main displays help keep pilots' attention focused up and forward for safer and more efficient flying." The company said it is also working on an "autonomous backup control" that with one touch of a button will put the aircraft into a safe-altitude holding pattern until the pilot disengages the system.
The touch-screen panels will be available in the company's Pro Line Fusion avionics system. Demos of the new system are available all week at the company's exhibit just outside Hangar C at EAA AirVenture. The company will also host a forum about "Advancing the Art of Avionics" on Wednesday on 2:30 p.m. Earlier this year, the company released a head-up synthetic vision system for small jets.
