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The Most Advanced Flight Deck

The world´s biggest airliner also has the smartest cockpit, with screens that show more and make it easier to fly

By Bill Sweetman Posted 03.30.2006 at 3:00 am 0 Comments

Follow along with the numbered diagram of the flight deck (click "Enlarge this image" to the left for a bigger view) to find out what's new on the A380.

Primary flight display is larger than older versions and shows multiple streams of information, including digital instrumentation, deftly prioritized for the pilots.

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