Avionics
Thales taps business aircraft market with Top Deck cockpit
Thales Avionics is in the final development phase of a new avionics suite, dubbed Top Deck, for regional and large business jets.

Thales Avionics is in the final development phase of a new avionics suite, dubbed Top Deck, for regional and large business jets. It uses four 13.6-in LCD screens and has an “intuitive” man-machine interface.

During a visit to the French equipment manufacturer design offices in Toulouse last month, Thales engineers allowed AIN to get a glimpse of the Top Deck demonstrator. They explained the design philosophy–to stick to the tasks the pilot flying (PF) and the pilot not flying (PNF) perform–and gave details on how this has been implemented.

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