State-of-the-Art Cockpit Design for the HH-65A Helicopter

The design of the US Coast Guard HH-65A "Dolphin" cockpit employs advanced integrated electronics systems technology to achieve several important goals in this multimission aircraft: 1) Integrated systems operation with consistent, simplified cockpit procedures; 2) Mission-task-related cockpit displays and controls; 3) Reduced pilot instrument scan effort with excellent outside visibility. In order to meet these goals, Rockwell-Collins has implemented the integrated avionics system to depend heavily upon distributed but complementary processing, multiplex digital bus technology, and multifunction CRT controls and displays. This avionics system has been completely flight tested and will soon enter operational service with the Coast Guard.