AMLCD obsolescence and the impact on military aircraft programs

Steven J. Hoener; Donald F. Wilkins

doi:10.1117/12.397736

28 August 2000 AMLCD obsolescence and the impact on military aircraft programs

Steven J. Hoener, Donald F. Wilkins

Proceedings Volume 4022, Cockpit Displays VII: Displays for Defense Applications; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.397736
Event: AeroSense 2000, 2000, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

When current domestic Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Display (AMLCD) sources became unavailable, prime contractors for military aircraft faced a severe problem with the sudden obsolescence of these assemblies. AMLCDs had become central to crew station design, but the only qualified North American source had failed. The problem was further complicated as several programs were beginning production, and supplies of existing, useable AMLCDs were rapidly being depleted. Solutions to the availability of AMLCDs had to be found quickly. The F/A - 18E/F program faced a unique situation in that three different displays, manufactured by two different suppliers, were affected by the loss of the AMLCD source. Both of the suppliers, for various technical and programmatic reasons, chose different approaches to the crisis. The advantages and disadvantages of each approach are examined in this paper. In addition, Boeing has formed a Displays Process Action Team (DPAT) to examine whether or not it is possible to use common displays across the Company's diverse product lines.

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Steven J. Hoener and Donald F. Wilkins "AMLCD obsolescence and the impact on military aircraft programs", Proc. SPIE 4022, Cockpit Displays VII: Displays for Defense Applications, (28 August 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.397736

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