What are the human factors considerations in the flight deck design of the Boeing 787

FLIGHT DECK TECHNOLOGY

Advanced Flight Deck Technology for Safety

John Q . Cipher

Utah Valley State College

Dr . Simon Gilmore

Psychology 4890

ABSTRACT

Over the years and through technology and the requirements of safety and comfort new deck flight plans have been devised and implemented . With this forward movement of a more integrated flight deck and commercial aircraft overall , this has led to a wider safety margin , a more economical cost of operations which in turn will help lower the consumers price of flights as well as their comfort

and safety margin The new flight deck of the Boeing 787 has taken into consideration many factors of the human element of not only pilots but passengers as well

Boeing has spent many years with engineers as well as the astronauts from Nasa to incorporate and implement a flight deck design that in its overall abilities will prove to be a much safer , a more reliable tool ' of flight ensuring the safety of all on board their commercial plane as well as ensuring specific ergonomic factors of the pilots , all of which in turn will help for a smoother flight and mitigate many more chances of potential accidents . At the same time there have also been the ongoing efforts to revolutionize the passenger decks for comfort security and convenience

Before the new design process for the Boeing 787 flight deck was actually implemented there were several factors that were considered The old style flight deck instrument control panel itself had many more...