John Company

AAWSAP DIRD, Cockpits in the Era of Breakthrough Flight, November 2010

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Figure 3. Necessary Distinction Between External & Internal Force Environments. 6
Figure 4. Warp Drive ...............................................................................................8
Figure 5. Hypothetical Gravitational Bias Drive .......................................................9
Figure 6. Inertial Frame Bias Drive and Vehicle Zones ..........................................10
Figure 7. Typical Science Fiction Orientations .......................................................12
Figure 8. Cosmic Microwaves as Universal Motion Reference Frame .....................15
Figure 9. Human Fields of View .............................................................................20
Figure 10. Flight Deck of Contemporary Aircraft ...................................................29
Figure 11. Contemporary Primary Flight Display ...................................................30
Figure 12. Space Cockpit Visions Circa 1959 ......................................................... 31
Figure 13. Provisional Breakthrough- Era Cockpit ..................................................33
Figure 14. Functional Designation of Physical Cockpit Panels................................ 34
Tables
Table 1: Comparing Reaction Time to Distance Traversed at Various Speeds ....... 13
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