Aircraft having a cockpit with optimized outside visibility and a method of optimizing the outside visibility
US9394053B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64D45/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An aircraft having a cockpit, said cockpit including a canopy provided with transparent surfaces fastened to bars, a central console, and two seats arranged transversely on either side of the central console. The aircraft includes at least one support (31, 33) connected to the central console and at least one display unit for displaying multiple indications for assisting piloting, each display unit being carried by at least one support (31, 32, 33, 34) interposed between a bar and a theoretical position of the eye of a person sitting on one of said two seats, each support (31, 32, 33, 34) visually masking a bar at least in part, in order to optimize the visibility to the outside of the cockpit as made available to that person, the theoretical position being defined by the manufacturer.
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