Originally Posted by
petermcleland
Christiaan,
The original PVDs are there if you look closely...The black rubber surrounds on the real thing used to sag quite a lot and the slot through which to view the "Barber's Pole" closed up a bit. However, when you sat in the seat the scrolling of the pole to left or right was clearly visible.
Thanks, Peter!
I had the impression they'd been removed.
Comment from an ancient (very)... I always thought the PVD was an interesting idea at the time, much like the 'tunnel' displays, and the HUD, and MicroVision, none of which really were adopted in the end.
(The 737NG does seem to have a HUD as standard, but I don't know how much it's used.
We had a very simply HUD for runway guidance on some of the early Airbuses, but that too 'didn't make it').
CJ