After years of quiet development, L-3 Avionics Systems formally dropped the veil on its SmartDeck integrated avionics system at the NBAA Convention last month. The launch customer for the cockpit is Cirrus, which has selected SmartDeck for its single-engine personal jet.
In developing SmartDeck, L-3 Avionics engineers have produced an easy-to-use yet sophisticated pilot interface that applies design elements from the world of personal computers and Apple’s ubiquitous iPod to create an avionics system that eliminates as many buttons and knobs as possible. “Everything on the iPod can be done within three clicks,” said Adrienne Stevens, L-3 Avionics Systems president. “That’s the approach we took with SmartDeck. It’s not a me-too product. It’s an entirely new way of thinking about cockpit integration and how to make an interface that’s just incredibly easy to use.”
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