TAKEOFF PERFORMANCE MONITORING-SYSTEM DISPLAY OPTIONS

This article summarizes the development of head-up and head-down cockp it displays for an airplane takeoff performance monitoring system (TOP MS). Basic TOPMS displays provide pilots with real-time graphic inform ation concerning their airplane's current and projected runway perform ance. The displays also indicate the status of associated airplane sys tems (e.g., flaps, engines) and optionally, they provide ''GO/NO-GO'' advice and a continually updated prediction of where the airplane can be braked to a stop. The displays have been developed and evaluated on the NASA Transport System Research Vehicle (TSRV) B-737 simulator by more than 40 government, airline, and industry pilots who rated the di splays favorably and judged them easy to monitor. The TOPMS has also b een flight tested successfully on the TSRV B-737. Based on these evalu ations and on discussions with the commercial aircraft community, the displays have evolved to a baseline final configuration containing bas ic performance and system-status data to which GO/NO-GO advisory and p redicted stop point information can be added as options.