Falcon EASy Cockpit Can Be Seen Here

Take Honeywell's Primus Epic and skip the first generation -- now you have the concept for Dassault Falcon Jet's EASy cockpit of the future. It is here at EBACE, appearing in public for the first time as an interactive display on Booth 7201.

Dassault's engineers saw what could be done with displays on the Mirage and Rafale fighters, and realized they had the chance to take a leading role in business jets.

Dassault and Honeywell, as a result, have created the Enhanced Avionics System, EASy for short, slated to make its debut on the Falcon 900EX in 2003, featuring four 10- by 13-inch, high-resolution flat-panel displays. The partners will give pilots the option of using a point-and-click graphic user interface, not unlike that of a laptop computer, to reduce head down time and increase system and situational awareness. Most functions also can be accomplished using a standard multifunction keyboard or dedicated system controls, if that better suits pilots' needs.

EASy portrait format displays are divided into left- and right-side Primary Display Units, providing the cockpit crew with flight and engine instruments, system indication and radio management functions. In the center of the panel, EASy features top and bottom Multifunction Display Units, used by the crew for more strategic tasks, such as graphic and textual flight management system functions, control of systems, and interactive checklist functions. The second application will be on the Falcon 2000EX.