Status of display systems in the A-10A aircraft

Kenneth E. Wodke; Darrel G. Hopper

doi:10.1117/12.439131

7 September 2001 Status of display systems in the A-10A aircraft

Kenneth E. Wodke, Darrel G. Hopper

Proceedings Volume 4362, Cockpit Displays VIII: Displays for Defense Applications; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.439131
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing, Simulation, and Controls, 2001, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The report scope covers the displays and controls at the pilot's crewstation on the current model Air Force A-10A and OA-10A aircraft. A description of an electronic display and an electronic control panel that have come to be of concern to the Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC) are included in the Funded Display Replacement Programs discussion. The display, which is a monochrome cathode ray tube (CRT), and the control panel were designed some 30 years ago. Thus, it is necessary to insert new technologies to maintain the capability heretofore provided by those now out of favor with the commercial sector. With this paper we begin a look at the status of displays in the A-10, which may remain in inventory until about 2030 according to current plans. From a component electronics technology perspective, such as displays, the A-10 provides several 10-year life cycle cost (LCC) planning cycles to consider multiple upgrades. Lessons learned from these projects can be applied both to other displays in the A-10 and other aging Department of Defense (DoD) weapon systems.

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Kenneth E. Wodke and Darrel G. Hopper "Status of display systems in the A-10A aircraft", Proc. SPIE 4362, Cockpit Displays VIII: Displays for Defense Applications, (7 September 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.439131

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