Design Of Flight Deck Displays For General Aviation Electric Aircraft

Human factors can ensure air safety through the creation of user centred designs. Flight deck displays for an electric general aviation aircraft were designed based on human factors considerations. A list of powerplant indicating instruments for electric aircraft were established based on available information for fuel powered aircraft and electric automotive vehicles. The design uses two touchscreen displays to present primary flight and navigation instruments, powerplant indicating instruments, a warning display, and an electronic Pilot Operating Handbook (POH). The electronic POH retrieves and displays recovery procedure for identified hazard states. The flight deck displays were evaluated for visual efficiency using the Konect Value method. Results show that the design meets visual efficiency requirements, and has potential to increase pilot situational awareness, decrease cognitive workload, and support pilot performance in the flight.