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The Firebird is equipped with a tailored version
of Garmin’s latest touchscreen-controlled
integrated flight deck system, leveraging the
expandable and scalable attributes of Garmin’s
commercial avionics technology to yield a
highly-capable Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS)
solution.
“Commercial avionics are an increasingly
compelling option for government and military
aircraft because they offer excellent features
with significant time and cost savings,” said
Carl Wolf, Garmin’s vice president of aviation
sales and marketing. “Garmin has a proven track
record developing and certifying some of the
most sophisticated and remarkably capable
avionics available for commercial use, and
Northrop Grumman was able to draw upon on that
expertise to integrate the avionics with their
special missions systems.”
The Firebird cockpit is equipped with three
14-inch, high-definition, widescreen displays.
Multi-pane display capability effectively
doubles the number of different presentations
that the crew can control and view at the same
time. This allows for primary flight information
to be displayed to both the pilot and copilot
along with additional displays capable of
showing sensor data, moving maps, charts, engine
indications and other important flight
information.
In addition, the cockpit is equipped with two
touchscreen display/controllers that provide a
centralized and intuitive interface to the
system, giving pilots rapid access to the flight
information they want. The touch controllers
also allow for the control of external missions
systems.
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