An overview of new "Glass Cockpit" technologies on a C-141C Starlifter aircraft from the 89th Airlift Squadron (USAFR), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. More than sixty aircraft in the current C-141 fleet will undergo major modification. Each will receive the All Weather Flight Control System (AWFCS) consisting of a digital autopilot, advanced avionics display, and Ground Collision Avoidance System (GCAS). Other major improvements include a Defensive Systems (DS), Fuel Quantity Indicating System, and GPS modifications. The display units seen in front of each pilot are the Display Avionics Maintenance Unit (two green screens on top), Display Units (two large color screens in front...

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2000-09-22
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The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: An overview of new "Glass Cockpit" technologies on a C-141C Starlifter aircraft from the 89th Airlift Squadron (USAFR), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. More than sixty aircraft in the current C-141 fleet will undergo major modification. Each will receive the All Weather Flight Control System (AWFCS) consisting of a digital autopilot, advanced avionics display, and Ground Collision Avoidance System (GCAS). Other major improvements include a Defensive Systems (DS), Fuel Quantity Indicating System, and GPS modifications. The display units seen in front of each pilot are the Display Avionics Maintenance Unit (two green screens on top), Display Units (two large color screens in front of steering yoke), Multi-Function Stand-by Indicator (MFSI, the small color screen, right of the two left DUs), Traffic Collision Avoidance System (below MFSI), and the Flight Management System (green screen on lower panel inboard and adjacent to each seat). Base: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lance Cheung, USAF Release Status: Released to Public

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Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994

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National Archives and Records Administration
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National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures
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Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense
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Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994. An overview of new "Glass Cockpit" technologies on a C-141C Starlifter aircraft from the 89th Airlift Squadron (USAFR), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. More than sixty aircraft in the current C-141 fleet will undergo major modification. Each will receive the All Weather Flight Control System (AWFCS) consisting of a digital autopilot, advanced avionics display, and Ground Collision Avoidance System (GCAS). Other major improvements include a Defensive Systems (DS), Fuel Quantity Indicating System, and GPS modifications. The display units seen in front of each pilot are the Display Avionics Maintenance Unit (two green screens on top), Display Units (two large color screens in front.... 2000-09-22. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6514935. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
APA citation style
Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994, (2000-09-22) An overview of new "Glass Cockpit" technologies on a C-141C Starlifter aircraft from the 89th Airlift Squadron (USAFR), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. More than sixty aircraft in the current C-141 fleet will undergo major modification. Each will receive the All Weather Flight Control System (AWFCS) consisting of a digital autopilot, advanced avionics display, and Ground Collision Avoidance System (GCAS). Other major improvements include a Defensive Systems (DS), Fuel Quantity Indicating System, and GPS modifications. The display units seen in front of each pilot are the Display Avionics Maintenance Unit (two green screens on top), Display Units (two large color screens in front.... Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6514935
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Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6514935>.
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