WestIndian425 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 1009 posts, RR: 2 Posted (8 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 3965 times:
Well, average passengers certainly won't care much about this, but this would definitely be a plus with the pilots. According to Aviation International News (see link below), jetBlue will be the first airline to install dual HUD's on their aircraft (particularly the Embraer 190s). I also learned that Southwest had HUD's installed on all of their 400+ 737 fleet (although only on the Captain's side).
WestIndian425 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 1009 posts, RR: 2 Reply 2, posted (8 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 3868 times:
Yes, the Embraer 190s will have PTVs.
I also found a corresponding link on Embraer's website:
Cactus739 From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 2381 posts, RR: 33 Reply 3, posted (8 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 3861 times:
Aa777mia From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 686 posts, RR: 3 Reply 4, posted (8 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 3852 times:
Yes, other airlines have HUD, but not many if any have dual HUD...
WestIndian425 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 1009 posts, RR: 2 Reply 5, posted (8 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 3830 times:
Now that you mention it, Aa777mia, what other airlines do have it? I am aware of FedEx as well (although, again, only on the left seat).
Neil
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Aa777mia From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 686 posts, RR: 3 Reply 6, posted (8 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 3821 times:
If I recall correctly I believe AA has it on the 737's only in the left seat, and I know that Alaska has it... Anyone else know?
OPNLguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 7, posted (8 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 3788 times:
The linked article is incorrect, in that -all- SWA 737s are HGS-equipped, as the-200s are not, and never will be. Once the last -200s retire in January, -then- all SWA aircrat will be HGS-equipped.
WestIndian425 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 1009 posts, RR: 2 Reply 8, posted (8 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 3753 times:
Well, now that makes perfect sense, OPNLguy. I didn't even consider the -200 series. You make a good point.
Neil
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Mir From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 19813 posts, RR: 56 Reply 9, posted (8 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 3727 times:
Does JetBlue have HUDs on their 320s, or plan to install them?
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WestIndian425 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 1009 posts, RR: 2 Reply 10, posted (8 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 3711 times:
From what I've read, the A320's are not HUD equipped. Perhaps that might change with the future deliveries.
Neil
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WidgetBoi From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 1432 posts, RR: 21 Reply 11, posted (8 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 3577 times:
I'm not sure about the rest of the fleet, but I know Delta's 737-832s are equipped with HUDs.
WestIndian425 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 1009 posts, RR: 2 Reply 13, posted (8 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 3245 times:
HUD stands for Heads Up Display. It's a device (originally designed for military aircraft) that allows the pilot to see vital information, such as airspeed, altitude, and HSI while still looking ahead of the aircraft, keeping the pilot's head up, instead of looking down at the instruments. Corporate aviation had adopted this technology a while back, and it appears that the airlines are catching up. Now if they could just beat Gulfstream to the enhanced vision system, that would be great.
Neil
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DfwRevolution From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 14, posted (8 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 3227 times:
Well, average passengers certainly won't care much about this, but this would definitely be a plus with the pilots. According to Aviation International News (see link below), jetBlue will be the first airline to install dual HUD's on their aircraft (particularly the Embraer 190s).
I've heard from several opinions that the E190 EIFS is rather unintuitive, perhaps a HUD will aliveiate this somewhat.
Can anyone explain whats a HUD?
Thanks in advance.
Like the other reply's state, it is essentially two plates of glass with a very thin monochrome LCD display inbetween. This screen dispays vital information that allows a pilot to look out without having to look down. This is especially useful when making visual approaches.
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