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Challenger 605 cockpit replete with technology
While Gulfstream’s and Dassault’s top models are breaking the traditional mold with their advanced integrated cockpits, the Challenger 605 Bombardier intro

While Gulfstream’s and Dassault’s top models are breaking the traditional mold with their advanced integrated cockpits, the Challenger 605 Bombardier introduced at the NBAA Convention last fall also features one of the more notable flight decks among in-development business airplanes.

For starters, the Challenger 605’s four large-format (10- by 12-inch) glass displays are arranged vertically side by side as opposed to the more common practice of placing LCD screens horizontally. Whereas the Gulfstream G550 with its PlaneView cockpit and Dassault Falcon 900EX with EASy avionics feature a “landscape” arrangement, Bombardier has chosen to orient its displays in a so-called portrait layout. This offers advantages when viewing electronic approach charts on the displays and seems to be the setup Bombardier views as superior.

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