Propilot83 From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 545 posts, RR: 0 Posted (3 years 11 months 3 weeks 3 days ago) and read 3036 times:
On the next generation Boeing 737's, airlines can add the HUD system as an accessory for the pilots for better visualization of flying through weather, landing, etc. I know that the HUD is also available on the newer Boeing 787, however is this also considered an accessory for the airlines? Do they have to pay more for having the HUD on their 787s? What other Boeing aircraft besides the 737, 777, and 787 are the HUD available on?
Jetlagged From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2005, 2452 posts, RR: 17 Reply 1, posted (3 years 11 months 3 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 3022 times:
Sorry to be pedantic, but a HUD is a Head Up Display. A "heads up" is something else entirely.
The glass isn't half empty, or half full, it's twice as big as it needs to be.
TheGreatChecko From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 1110 posts, RR: 3 Reply 2, posted (3 years 11 months 3 weeks 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 2960 times:
It's actually a HGS, Head up Guidance System, so you all wrong!
It's a $250,000 available option for the Q400. In the US, Horizon and Lynx Aviation have them installed on their aircraft.
Checko
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Okie From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 2378 posts, RR: 3 Reply 3, posted (3 years 11 months 3 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 2934 times:
Njxc500 From United States of America, joined Dec 2007, 218 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (3 years 11 months 3 weeks 2 days 16 hours ago) and read 2908 times:
Quoting Okie (Reply 7): Is that figure for both sides or just for the captain?
Pretty sure that's captain seat only. As long as the HUD subject is active, when will EVS (Enhanced Vision Systems) become more common? You see them on bizjets, and military, but it seems the airlines don't see the advantage. Is it possible this isn't necessary for your average Boeing or Airbus?
Mandala499 From Indonesia, joined Aug 2001, 6181 posts, RR: 74 Reply 5, posted (3 years 11 months 3 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 2860 times:
Quoting TheGreatChecko (Reply 5): It's actually a HGS, Head up Guidance System, so you all wrong!
I'm going to be even more pedantic now just for fun...
The HUD is part of the HGS... So even you're wrong (though not completely)
OK, I need to get sobered up!
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CosmicCruiser From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 2214 posts, RR: 16 Reply 6, posted (3 years 11 months 3 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 2795 times:
Quoting Njxc500 (Reply 4): when will EVS (Enhanced Vision Systems) become more common? You see them on bizjets, and military, but it seems the airlines don't see the advantage
As I posted a few months ago FEDEX IS adding HUD/EVS to the MD-11 fleet. I've flown one but it was day VFR and now they have been deactivared due to some small alignment prob.It is very nice.
Propilot83 From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 545 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (3 years 11 months 3 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 2677 times:
Awesome, that means every airline who owns a 787 no matter what version, well have that huge HGS, it will be quite an exhilirating experience for the pilots first hand. Not only the HGS, but the beautiful creativity of the glass cockpit, with digital touch screen circuit breakers and not buttons like on old planes! Go Boeing!
Tdscanuck From Canada, joined Jan 2006, 12709 posts, RR: 80 Reply 9, posted (3 years 11 months 3 weeks 15 hours ago) and read 2572 times:
Quoting Propilot83 (Reply 8): Awesome, that means every airline who owns a 787 no matter what version, well have that huge HGS, it will be quite an exhilirating experience for the pilots first hand.
If they choose to use it. You can flip the HUD combiner up if you don't want to use it...I suspect some airlines might not, just for procedural reasons.
Quoting Propilot83 (Reply 8): Not only the HGS, but the beautiful creativity of the glass cockpit, with digital touch screen circuit breakers and not buttons like on old planes!
Dear lord, I wish they were touch screens. They're not.
Propilot83 From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 545 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (3 years 11 months 3 weeks 12 hours ago) and read 2545 times:
Hmmmm.....I thought the circuit breakers were touch screens on the LCD screens. I guess not, but I know for sure that they are displayed on the LCD screens!
Tdscanuck From Canada, joined Jan 2006, 12709 posts, RR: 80 Reply 11, posted (3 years 11 months 2 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 2482 times:
Quoting Propilot83 (Reply 10): I thought the circuit breakers were touch screens on the LCD screens. I guess not, but I know for sure that they are displayed on the LCD screens!
They're definitely displayed on the LCD screens. I tried a quick Google search to find a picture but didn't come up with anything. I was just pointing out that the LCD screens aren't touch screens...it would be great if they were, but you're stuck with the CCD and the tabber.
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