Simulating the Future in Cockpit Technologies

Simulating the Future in Cockpit Technologies

A cutting-edge new business jet simulator part funded under the Open Flight Deck (OFD) programme has successfully been tested at BAE Systems, Electronic Systems, Rochester. The cockpit simulator has been used as the development test bed for taxi guidance and runway...

ATI launches interactive COVID-19 dashboard

The Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI), one of the supporting partners in OFD, has launched an interactive dashboard resource aimed at mapping the impact of COVID-19 on the UK civil aviation and aerospace sectors. Offering impact mapping, funding opportunities and...

OFD Prepares to Study the Impact of Turbulence on the use of Touchscreens on the Flightdeck

 OFD is entering a busy period as several human factor evaluation trials are underway involving all of the OFD partners. This week saw the start of the trials taking place at the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research involving GE and the Transportation Research...