Simviation Forum - Instruments

Nov 6^th, 2005 at 3:14pm

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Even more decisions. Heh.

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Reply #1 - Nov 6^th, 2005 at 3:39pm

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Hybrid, I would choose all glass, but you need a backup just in case. Those G1000s look real nice though....

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Reply #2 - Nov 6^th, 2005 at 3:53pm

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Spitfires don't have glass cockpits! 'Nuff said Wink

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Reply #3 - Nov 6^th, 2005 at 3:57pm

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Spitfires don't have glass cockpits! 'Nuff said Wink

How does the pilot see out then Mark?... Roll Eyes

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Reply #4 - Nov 6^th, 2005 at 4:07pm

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Err perspex Chris? Grin

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Reply #5 - Nov 6^th, 2005 at 4:21pm

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Call me old-fashioned but I'll go for analogue, just like my wristwatch. You know where you are with them & a glass cockpit just wouldn't look right in a Tiger Moth. Roll Eyes

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Reply #6 - Nov 6^th, 2005 at 4:23pm

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Depends. A 747 would look ancient if it had analogue gauges, a Chipmunk with glass gauges would look too modern. Simple Tongue

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Reply #7 - Nov 6^th, 2005 at 4:45pm

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Err perspex Chris? Grin

Pedant.... Roll Eyes

Back on topic, and looking at a future scenario where GA glass cockpits are common, I wonder how a (private) pilot would cope if he had a MFD failure leading to having to do a partial panel instrument scan on standby analogue instruments he may not have looked at/practiced on for a year or so...

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Reply #8 - Nov 6^th, 2005 at 4:46pm

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Yep.. Depends on the aircraft.

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Reply #9 - Nov 6^th, 2005 at 4:49pm

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Pedant

You started it Grin

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Reply #10 - Nov 6^th, 2005 at 5:08pm

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Err perspex Chris? Grin

I thought the Spitfire windscreen was made of armoured glass. They don't come more pedantic than me. Tongue

It just occurred to me that a glass cockpit wouldn't be much use on a Tiger Moth as it has no electrical supply or even a battery.

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Reply #11 - Nov 6^th, 2005 at 5:14pm

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I thought the Spitfire windscreen was made of armoured glass. They don't come more pedantic than me. Tongue

I stopped short of mentioning that. A rather thick piece too...

Having said that, what about the Pr Mk XI and XIXs that had on piece windscreens? Glass or perspex?

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Reply #12 - Nov 6^th, 2005 at 5:16pm

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Having said that, what about the Pr Mk XI and XIXs that had on piece windscreens? Glass or perspex?

I imagine they would have been moulded perspex like the prototype.

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Reply #13 - Nov 6^th, 2005 at 5:20pm

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I imagine they would have been moulded perspex like the prototype.

Aye, probably safe from most birds at their altitudes...

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Reply #14 - Nov 7^th, 2005 at 10:09am

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All analogue. I absolutely despise the idea of putting all glass panels in a GA plane Undecided

. It's a huge waste of money. I guess I should have picked "depends on the aircraft, because they are perfectly suited to airiners and fighter jets, but now I can't retract my vote for some reason.

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