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Rockwell Space Shuttle Orbiter
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- Airline: United States - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- Photo Date: Jun 21, 2011
- Uploaded: Jun 23, 2011
- Other Location - Kennedy Space Center, USA - Florida
The view from the commander's seat on the Space Shuttle 'Discovery" showing off her "glass" cockpit. NASA pioneered the "glass cockpit" concept on their 737 flying lab prior to its' adoption by Boeing aircraft. Starting in 2000, the orbiters began receiving the new look. Technically called the Multifunction Electronic Display Subsystem (MEDS), it has increased capabilities, decreased weight and power consumption, and replaced obsolete equipment on the flight deck of the Shuttle. MEDS incorporates or replicates the functions of cockpit displays that include: General Purpose Computer display screens,Electromechanical flight instruments and tapes,Attitude Directional Indicator; Horizontal Situation Indicator; Airspeed Mach Indicator; Altimeter Vertical Velocity Indicator; Surface Position Indicator,Electromechanical subsystem status tapes and meters for – Orbital Maneuvering System, Main Propulsion System, Auxiliary Power Units, and Hydraulic Systems.
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The view from the commander's seat on the Space Shuttle 'Discovery" showing off her "glass" cockpit. NASA pioneered the "glass cockpit" concept on their 737 flying lab prior to its' adoption by Boeing aircraft. Starting in 2000, the orbiters began receiving the new look. Technically called the Multifunction Electronic Display Subsystem (MEDS), it has increased capabilities, decreased weight and power consumption, and replaced obsolete equipment on the flight deck of the Shuttle. MEDS incorporates or replicates the functions of cockpit displays that include: General Purpose Computer display screens,Electromechanical flight instruments and tapes,Attitude Directional Indicator; Horizontal Situation Indicator; Airspeed Mach Indicator; Altimeter Vertical Velocity Indicator; Surface Position Indicator,Electromechanical subsystem status tapes and meters for – Orbital Maneuvering System, Main Propulsion System, Auxiliary Power Units, and Hydraulic Systems.Camera
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- Reg: OV-103 photos
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Rockwell Space Shuttle Orbiter
- Airline: United States - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
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Other Location - Kennedy Space Center
- USA - Florida