Nice. They have quite a collection -- including two I have (I think from a
different supplier), the A-10 "Warthog" and the SR-71.
Good to see that, unlike some others, they don't claim copyright on those
scans, which of course would not be valid (at least not in the USA).
paul
> On Sep 16, 2023, at 12:37 PM, Wayne S via cctalk <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> You can find some manuals here, but probably not what you want…
>
> WWW.FLIGHT-MANUALS-ONLINE.COM
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 16, 2023, at 09:34, Martin Bishop via cctalk <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> The UK Concorde heritage sites may provide contacts / answers
>
> e.g. https://www.heritageconcorde.com/duxford
>
> Martin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shoppa, Tim via cctalk [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: 16 September 2023 16:53
> To: [email protected]
> Cc: Shoppa, Tim <[email protected]>
> Subject: [cctalk] Concorde cabin display technology?
>
> Not quite computer tech but I figure this is the best place to ask:
>
> Does anyone recognize the display tech that was used on the Concorde's
> in-cabin display?
>
> Examples:
>
> https://samchui.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CON15.jpg
>
> https://samchui.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CON16.jpg
>
>
> The display had fully-formed digits and letters, and showed either Mach and
> Feet, or Temp and MPH. Some pictures show the display in green and others
> show it in orange - which of course were popular monochrome CRT colors, yet
> the display looks too "flat" to be a couple CRT's. Those colors were also
> popular for Electroluminiscent displays which matches the evident "flatness"
> but I'm not sure I've seen any EL's with fully formed digits like this with
> no visible segmentation?
>
> I want to guess it was individual digits back-projected - which was a popular
> control-theater display tech at the end of the 20th century - but I can't
> rule out, say, really well-done edge-lit character plates. In any event there
> doesn't seem to be any visible jitter up and down between digits that I might
> expect with either of those technologies.
>
> The "FEET" display in the above-referenced JPG's shows some artifacts at the
> left and right edges which might be a clue?
>
> Some pics of the BA Concorde interior had a simple 15-segment and 7-segment
> green LED display. Don't need help with that one 🙂.
>
> Tim N3QE
>
>
>
