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 slow incremental changes over the past 70 years, aviation electronics are evolving at a remarkably fast pace.
• Recent advancements focus on wirelessly sharing critical data like GPS, flight plans, ADS-B, and SiriusXM weather between certified panel-mount navigators and portable devices.
• Future cockpits are envisioned with tablets taking over monitoring and control, continuous affordable data links for ATC and internet connectivity, extensive voice command, and entire user-configurable displays offering advanced synthetic vision for all-weather operations.

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