See How Fighter Jet Cockpits Have Evolved Over 65 Years

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See How Fighter Jet Cockpits Have Evolved Over 65 Years


See How Fighter Jet Cockpits Have Evolved Over 65 Years

From the F-106 to the F-35, the transformation is staggering.
By Kyle Mizokami   
Nov 10, 2020
 

    The miniaturization of computing power has dramatically changed the fighter cockpit.

    Microprocessors have allowed engineers to replace scores of dials and switches with just a handful of touchscreen delays.

    The result is a more efficient, less fatiguing flight control system for the 21st century pilot.

A new retrospective on the history of fighter jet cockpit controls moves through 65 years of analog, and later digital, evolution. Thanks to the computer processor and display technologies, pilots can now concentrate their attention on a handful of screens and controls, allowing them to focus on other, more important tasks—like shooting down enemy planes.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a34620864/fighter-jet-cockpit-evolution/

[PeteS in CA]

The "word" in the late 70s was that the P-51 had more unused cockpit space than the entire cockpit space in an F/A-18 Hornet (I saw the first set of HUD and panel displays shipped from Kaiser Electronics, obviously years before the Hornet became operational).