04 June 2004

Cours AVIONIQUE

A380 Cockpit Presentation Technical Press Briefing 2004

Denis MICHAUD
Institut de Maintenance Aéronautique
 A380: Innovative and a
true member of the Airbus
Family

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Comparaison

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 Contents

• Cockpit design principles

• Main milestones and cockpits events
• Cockpit layout
• Taxi aids
• FMS
• Vertical display
• Navigation on airport
• Aircraft Environment Surveillance System
• ATC communications
• Radio Management Panel
• ECAM
• Video surveillance
• OIS
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 Contents

• Cockpit design principles

• Main milestones and cockpits events
• Cockpit layout
• Taxi aids
• FMS
• Vertical display
• Navigation on airport
• Aircraft Environment Surveillance System
• ATC communications
• Radio Management Panel
• ECAM
• Video surveillance
• OIS

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Cockpit Design principles

A320 cockpit
Bi-réacteur

THE “AIRBUS COCKPIT PHILOSOPHY”, RESULT OF

CUSTOMERS FEED-BACK, EXPERIENCE AND
RESEARCH, IS APPLIED.

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Cockpit Design principles

Common features with the A320 and

A340 families:

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Cockpit Design principles

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Cockpit Design principles

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Cockpit Design principles

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CCQ

All A320 models

All A340 models

All A330 models

All A380 models

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La famille Airbus

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Organization of information

Novel features are incorporated in the cockpit

while respecting the basic pilot’s tasks
distribution:

• Fly - Horizon artificiel, gyro…alti ….anémo …

• Navigate
- VOR ILS DME

• Communicate - Radio VHF, morse, alphabet int.

• Monitor systems - MCDU, EFB, vidéo

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 INTRODUCTION GENERALE A380
2 boitiers de contrôle
2 écrans interactifs 8 écrans LCD

Organes de pilotage dans le cockpit

Main enhancements

8 Identical larger displays interactive through CCD

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Main enhancements

New FMS and ATC communication interfaces

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 Organes de pilotage dans le cockpit
Indicateur priorité du mini- Indicateur priorité du mini-
Manche CAPT Manche F/O
Indication
Du pitch
Flight Trim et
Control slat/flaps
Unit (FCU) (sur PFD)

Commande
Électrique
Pédale Pitch trim

PITCH TRIM
Indication
NOSE DN

F/CTL
(sur SD) NOSE UP

RUDDER TRIM

Back-up
FCU

Mini-
manche Indication et
Contrôle du
Aérofrein Rudder trim
Main enhancements
Navigation on airport

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Main enhancements

Enhanced ECAM, new thrust indication

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Main enhancements

Taxi aids

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Main enhancements

On-board information system

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Contents
• Cockpit design principles
• Main milestones and cockpits events
• Cockpit layout
• Taxi aids
• FMS
• Vertical display
• Navigation on airport
• Aircraft Environment Surveillance System
• ATC communications
• Radio Management Panel
• ECAM
• Video surveillance
• OIS

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OIT display and controls

Display
Keyboard &
Additionnal Keys pointing device

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Cockpit layout

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Cockpit layout

Pedestal

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Cockpit layout

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Cockpit layout

With printer

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 CL 88. 6 %
5 5 5 5
THR
10 10 10 10
%
0 66. 2 0 66. 2 0 66. 2 0 66. 2
N1
102. 6 102.
4. 6 102. 6 102. 6
%
EGT
°C
458 458
158 458 458

SEAT BELTS
NO SMOKING

ND
NAC A.ICE S F MAX SPD VLE = 200 KTS
SPD BRK

FOB 253 440 KG GW 452 820 KG TAT - 25 °C

GWCG 33.5 % SAT - 55 °C ISA + 5

Active FPLN : Legs UAL 805 CRUISE

Active A/C Data System SEC DIR TO FUEL
FPLN Position Base Status FPLN F. USED
Speed Altitude Phase CRUISE TOTAL 138 200
UTC EFOB Wind 45 400 42 200 KGx1000 45 300 45 300
NAPIT 58.4t ( FROM )
13h16 60° / 10kt 69 NM 2030 2030 FF
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX2030 2030
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
KG/H

MFD
UZ28 trk 315°
NAPSI 57.5t
13h24 60° / 10kt 60 NM ENG
SPY 56.9t “ trk 314°
OIL
13h31 “ / “ 15.3 15.2
10 NM 15.3 15.4 QT
(T/C ) 56.7t UB5 trk 305°
13h33 “ / “ 12 NM
AIR
BERGI 56.6t “ “ LDG ELEV AUTO 510 FT P 10.5 PSI
13h34 “ / “ 30 NM
UNIDO 56.2t “ “ 21 TO 24 CAB V/S FT/MIN
13h37 70° / 30kt 14 NM 50
“ trk 304°
22 21 TO 23
ELDIN 56.1t
13h39 “ / “ 12 NM 22 CAB ALT 3500 FT
BEENO

DOGGA
13h40

13h45
55.9t

55.4t
“ / 20kt

“ / “
UL602

“
trk 286°
44 NM
“ M
S
G
Mailbox
Active CTL : OAKLAND KZAK

-/-
DEST KJFK UTC 19h54 0h10
EXTRA RECALL
DIST 3491 NM EFOB 18.5 t Revisions 2.4 t
REQUEST
ALL 60 caractères de messages syst
MSG sur deux lignes de texte en 16 EMERG
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Cursor allocation to displays
FCU

PFD ND ED ND PFD

Procedures/
VD CHECK-LIST VD

FMS / SD
SD+ FMS /
ATC-
limitations+ ATC-
DATA-LINK/ DATA-LINK
permanent data
permanent data
ATC
DATALINK

CCD CCD

CCD Interactive areas (left) ECP

CCD Interactive areas (right) RAMP

RMP RMP

ECP piloted area AESS

Dedicated control boxes
CCD Interactive areas (r & l)
DU reconfiguration

L1 L2 C1 R2 R1

L3 C2 R3

RECONF

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 VOR 1 ADF 1 TAXI

OFF

Surveillance

functions

Airport Navigation New range

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FMS HMI Location
FMS data (FMA)
shown on PFD

Lateral F-PLN revisions

Graphically on ND
with CCD and keyboards All FMS functions are accessible through
the MFD with CCD and keyboards

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Data on Airport

DIRTO
DATA

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Vertical cut: height and altitude information

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Vertical cut: general view

WPT 3

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Voice communication - RMP

3 dedicated
Radio and Audio
management panels

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Contents

• Cockpit design principles

• Main milestones and cockpits events
• Cockpit layout
• Taxi aids
• FMS
• Vertical display
• Navigation on airport
• Aircraft Environment Surveillance System
• ATC communications
• Radio Management Panel
• ECAM
• Video surveillance
• OIS

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 ECAM Memos,systems limitations
abnormal procedures,
normal check-lists on EWD
ECAM functions repartition through dedicated controls

Dedicated ECAM controls

(keys and pointer)

Slats flaps configuration, System pages

THS setting(on ground), status accessible on this MFD
aircraft limitations due to failure condition through dedicated controls
ACUTE (direct thrust)

CLB 78.0 %

THR
5 5 5 5

10 10 10 10

0
59.0 0
59.0 0
59.0 0
59.0

N1
70.0 70.0 70.0 70.0
Engine 1 Engine 2 % Engine 3 Engine 4

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ACUTE (reverse)

5 5 THR 5 5
REV % REV
10 10 10 10
3.0 0 Max 0 Max 3.0
0 0

25.0 60.0 N1 60.0 25.0

%

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ECAM
CL 88. 6 % CRUISE
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
5 5 5 5 FUEL
THR
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F. USED
10 10 10 10 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
% TOTAL138 200
0 66. 2 0 66. 2 0 66. 2 0 66. 2 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
45 400 42 200 KGx1000 45 300 45 300
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
N1
102. 6 102.
4. 6 102. 6 102. 6 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
% 2030 2030 FF 2030 2030
KG/H
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
EGT
°C XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
458 458
158 458 458
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX AIR
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
LDG ELEV AUTO 510 FT P 10.5 PSI
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
21 TO 24 CAB V/S FT/MIN
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
50
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SEAT BELTS XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
22 21 TO 23
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
NO SMOKING XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
22 CAB ALT 3500 FT
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX TAT 51 °C GWCG 37.5 %
SAT 36 °C 23 H 56 GW 370 000 KG
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
ISA +5 FOB 30 000 KG
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
M Active CTL : OAKLAND KZAK
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX S
G
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
-/-
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
RECALL
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX REQUEST
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
EMERG
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External Monitoring by NLG Camera

Camera horizontal angle:

around 110°

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Video display

- Cockpit door video

- External Monitoring
- TACS (back-up)
- Cabin Video Monitoring

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Contents
• Cockpit design principles
• Main milestones and cockpits events
• Cockpit layout
• Taxi aids
• FMS
• Vertical display
• Navigation on airport
• Aircraft Environment Surveillance System
• ATC communications
• Radio Management Panel
• ECAM
• Video surveillance
• OIS

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 OIS (On-Board Information System)
DBS TV &
Satcom
HS data

VDR/HFDL
Cockpit
Terminals Crew
Avionics Station

Servers
TWLUs IFE
Passenger Terminals

Gatelink

• Flight Operations • Cabin Crew • Passengers • Maintenance

– A/C Documentation – PAX data base – e-Mail – Maintenance
– Electronic Logbook – Crew e-Mail – Intranet documentation (TSM,
– Weight & Balance – Cabin Logbook – News / Sports AMM)
– Performance – A/C Documentation – Live Television – Maintenance
– Operational Checklists – Credit Card validation – Internet improvements (tools)
– Access to Flight – Cabin inventory – e-commerce…. – A/C condition
Information services – Quality monitoring monitoring
(Weather, NOTAM…) – Reservations... – Electronic logbook
– Charts and Maps – Data loading
– Crew e-mail – E-mail
– FOQA download – Operational s/w and
– Airlines specific data bases storage
applications – Equipment List ….

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OIT (On-Board Information Terminals) & Controls

12”display
Keyboard &
pointing device
Additionnal Keys
(for limited OIS use when
sliding table stowed)

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OIS Examples – Navigation Charts

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Contents
• Cockpit design principles
• Main milestones and cockpits events
• Cockpit layout
• Taxi aids
• FMS
• Vertical display
• Navigation on airport
• Aircraft Environment Surveillance System
• ATC communications
• Radio Management Panel
• ECAM
• Video surveillance
• OIS
• Flight test programme overview
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A380-800 Flight Test Program Overview
2005 2006
J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D

Systems, Handling qualities, Autoland

MSN001
Heavy FTI
FF

Propulsion system, Performance, Autoland

MSN004
Heavy FTI
FF

Cabin interior, Cabin systems

MSN002
Medium FTI
FF Ferry HAM Cabin FF

Route proving, external noise

MSN007
Light FTI
FF Ferry HAM Cabin FF

Engine Alliance
MSN009
Engine Alliance
FF

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 A380: Innovative and a
true member of the Airbus
Family

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