A multi-engine, instrument rated pilot, James Wynbrandt has been an AIN and Business Jet Traveler contributor since 2003. His in-depth reporting and insightful features have won more than a dozen editorial honors, including two National Business Aviation Association Gold Wing Awards (2019; 2021), and his articles have also appeared in the New York Times, Barron’s, Fortune, Forbes, and Smithsonian Air &amp; Space. He has flown his Mooney M20K 252 on assignments throughout North and Central America and the Caribbean. Wynbrandt is also the author of Flying High (Wiley &amp; Sons), a biography of Jet Blue founder David Neeleman, as well as histories, references works, and books on a variety of other topics from major publishers. He lives in New York City.

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DPI Labs unveiled on Wednesday its SmartCanvas ultra-lightweight, large-format OLED 4K monitors for business and head of state aircraft, making the company “first to bring the OLED large-format display and experience to the business and VVIP industry,” said Scott DeSmet, the California company’s v-p of sales and business development.

 


Available in 55-inch&nbsp;and 65-inch&nbsp;displays, the ultra-high-definition monitors have a resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels, are DO-160 compliant, and PMA is expected within the next month. The first Smart Canvas was installed on a head of state Boeing 767 in January, along with a DPI cabin management system. Unlike LEDs, OLEDs (Organic Light Emitting Diodes) have self-illuminating pixels, obviating the need for extra layers within the display, significantly lowering their weight and width over LED monitors.

 


At under 25 pounds and little more than one-third inch thick, the 65” SmartCanvas monitor weighs less than one-third and is five times thinner than a typical 65-inch&nbsp;LED display. Additionally, with a one-meter bend radius, OLED displays can conform to curves such as aircraft sidewall and headliners, the company noted.

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