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Redundancy is a good thing but CAT II/III autopilot and HUD with the same capability
I dont think airlines will pay for both, now as an option if you want both that a good business for the airframer.
A simulator equipped with both makes sense, it is a device that provides TRAINING....
Second you cannot and shall not use both at the same time
because whatever provides guidance shall provide information i.e., FD bars, and for your information HUD has its own sources, Gyros, computor, recievers.
NOW if the HUD is just interfacing (like in the Airbus) i.e., duplicating what is on your PDF then you can use it to look through it, BUT NOT TO MAKE A CAT III MANUAL
Redundancy is a good thing but CAT II/III autopilot and HUD with the same capability
I dont think airlines will pay for both, now as an option if you want both that a good business for the airframer.A simulator equipped with both makes sense, it is a device that provides TRAINING....
Second you cannot and shall not use both at the same time
because whatever provides guidance shall provide information i.e., FD bars, and for your information HUD has its own sources, Gyros, computor, recievers.
NOW if the HUD is just interfacing (like in the Airbus) i.e., duplicating what is on your PDF then you can use it to look through it, BUT NOT TO MAKE A CAT III MANUAL
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Actually it was installed in the simulator so Delta could train their pilots there as they had the HUD installed on their classic fleet. And the classic can do normal dual autopilot autolands for cat 3 anyway.
And it is installed on the BBJ as standard, that one has fail operational autopilots with auto-rollout as well, of course that is not used in airlines but is certified to the same standards.
The 787 will come with dual HUGS as standard, although the autopilot system most certainly will be able to provide CAT III capability without it, will be interesting though if you can do manual CAT III landings with the HUGS alone or if it is just there to provide head up flying in all types of approaches will be interesting.
And it is installed on the BBJ as standard, that one has fail operational autopilots with auto-rollout as well, of course that is not used in airlines but is certified to the same standards.
The 787 will come with dual HUGS as standard, although the autopilot system most certainly will be able to provide CAT III capability without it, will be interesting though if you can do manual CAT III landings with the HUGS alone or if it is just there to provide head up flying in all types of approaches will be interesting.
