horizontal situation display system
1Display contrast — Contrast in visual perception is the difference in appearance of two or more parts of a field seen simultaneously or successively (hence: brightness contrast, lightness contrast, color contrast, simultaneous contrast, successive contrast, etc.).… …
2Global Positioning System — GPS redirects here. For other uses, see GPS (disambiguation). Geodesy Fundamentals …
3Electronic Flight Instrument System — An electronic flight instrument system, or EFIS, is a flight deck instrument display system in which the display technology used is electronic rather than electromechanical. EFIS normally consist of a primary flight display (PFD), multi function… …
4Head-up display — A head up display, or HUD, is any transparent display that presents data without requiring the user to look away from his or her usual viewpont. The origin of the name stems from the user being able to view information with their head up and… …
5Instrument landing system — The Instrument Landing System (ILS) is a ground based instrument approach system that provides precision guidance to an aircraft approaching a runway, using a combination of radio signals and, in many cases, high intensity lighting arrays to… …
6Engine indicating and crew alerting system — An example of information found on a EICAS Engine Indicating and Crew Alerting System (EICAS) is an integrated system used in modern aircraft to provide aircraft crew with aircraft engines and other systems instrumentation and crew annunciations …
7Flight management system — A flight management system or FMS is a computerized avionics component found on most commercial and business aircraft to assist pilots in navigation, flight planning, and aircraft control functions.It is considered to be composed of three major… …
8terrain avoidance system — A system which provides the pilot or navigator of an aircraft with a situation display of the ground or obstacles which project above either a horizontal plane through the aircraft or a plane parallel to it, so that the pilot can maneuver the… …
9Traffic Collision Avoidance System — The Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System (or TCAS) is an aircraft collision avoidance system designed to reduce the incidence of mid air collisions between aircraft. It monitors the airspace around an aircraft for other aircraft equipped… …
10Master System — Pour les articles homonymes, voir SMS. Master System Fabricant Sega Type …
