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Aircraft with digital displays usually use a scrolling column of numbers analogous to a tape measure for critical information like airspeed and altitude. This p
by Zak 3y ago
Aircraft with digital displays usually use a scrolling column of numbers analogous to a tape measure for critical information like airspeed and altitude. This provides information at a glance with digital precision and a more compact display because the full range doesn't need to be shown all the time.
- cpgxiii 3y agoNotably, some pre-glass cockpit military aircraft had (and some still have, e.g. B-1B) analog "tape" displays for these values as well. Only in the civilian sector were round dial gauges the standard right up to glass cockpits.