This document provides a historical overview of avionics systems in business jet aircraft cockpits, ending with a review of Dassault Falcon cockpits from 1965 to present. It begins by defining avionics as aviation electronics and describes the role of early avionics such as basic instruments. The document then reviews the evolution of key avionics components like airspeed indicators and flight management systems. Finally, it highlights the avionics suites installed on different Falcon models from the Falcon 20 to the Falcon 7X.
1. BIZAV AircraftCockpit Avionics Systems Progression An Historical Guide to Cockpit Avionics Systems, ending with a review of Dassault Falcon Cockpits from 1965 to-date Presented By: Jeremy R.C. Cox
2. What are Avionics? AVIONICS means exactly as it “Say’s”: AVIATION – ELECTRONICS = AVIONICS However “Instruments” and “gauges” also come under this category WHAT IS THE ROLE OF AVIONICS? They allow a crew to: Flight Plan - Aviate – Communicate - Navigate – & Flight Management
20. AVIONICS TERMS Understand the Lingo: EFISTranslation Electronic Flight Instrument System RVSMTranslation Reduced Vertical Separation Minima GPSTranslation Global Positioning System TAWSTranslation Terrain Awareness Warning System EGPWSTranslation Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System BR NavTranslation Basic Required Navigation Equipment WAASTranslation Wide Area Augmentation System LAASTranslation Local Area Augmentation System AFISTranslation Automatic Flight Information Service EICASTranslation Engine Indicating and Crew Alerting System FADECTranslation Full Authority Digital Engine Controller SELCALTranslation Selective Calling System TOGATranslation Take-Off, Go-Around
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