Future Flight

Technological advances in aviation are few, slow and occur in small increments. Aside from composite materials, airframes are essentially unchanged over the last 70 years. Engines? Well, there have been a few interesting attempts to modernize, but even the antiquated magneto spark remains dominant. So, the aviator seeking the latest advances has to focus on electronics, which, fortunately, are evolving at a remarkably fast pace.

Key Takeaways:

• While airframes and engines have seen minimal change in 70 years, aviation electronics are rapidly advancing, with recent products enabling wireless transfer of GPS, flight plan data, and weather between panel-mount systems and portable devices.
• Future cockpits are predicted to integrate tablets for monitoring and control, utilize continuous remote data access for direct communication with ATC, and feature widespread voice command and touch controls.
• The future aviation panel is expected to become one large, user-configurable display offering advanced synthetic vision with highly detailed real-time views, potentially enabling zero-zero landings for general aviation.

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