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 MCDU: Multitpurpose Control and Display Unit

 Version :1.0

Release date:

Specifications:

• List of available pages (see below)
• Main functionalities: flight plan handling, Cost Index, performances, pseudo waypont calculations T/C, T/D SPD LIM, DECEL
• ALTerNate flight plan
• Temporary Flight Plan
• Radio aids autotuning

Available pages:

• Status
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• INIT A
• INIT B,
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• ALTERNATE,
• Route selection,
• ALTN route Selection,
• FLIGHT PLAN A,
• FLIGHT PLAN B,
• DIRTO
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• Lateral Revision Origin,
• Lat Rev WPT From,
• Lat RevWPT,
• Lat Rev Destination,
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• VertRevOrigine
• VertRev CLIMB,
• VertRev CRUISE,
• VertRev DESCENT,
• VertRevDestination,
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• DepartureRWY,
• DepartureRWY ALTN,
• Departure SID,
• DepartureSID ALTN,
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• DUPLICATE WPT,
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• HOLD, (displayed in the PLN but not flown by the FM)
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• ARRIVALApproaches,
• ARRIVALApproaches ALTN,
• ARRIVALStar and Transition,
• ARRIVALStarand Transition ALTN
• ARRIVAL Vias,
• ARRIVALVias ALT
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• Fuel Pred,
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• Perf TakeOff,
• Perf CLB,
• Perf CRZ,
• Perf DES,
• perf APP,
• Perf GA,
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• HISTORYwind,
• CLIMB wind,
• CRUISE wind,
• DESCENT Wind
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• RADIONAV,
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• DATAINDEX,
• Stored WPT
• New WPT
• Waypoint Data,
• Stored Navaid,
• New Navaid,
• Navaid Data,

Under developement

• Single Screen for electronic interface users
• Secondary flight Plan
• Holding pattern
• Go Around handling
• Special interface to allow each user to modify and create it's own terminal database (SID STARS, APPROACHES, GO AROUND...)
• Page Progress

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The first flyable version of the MCDu is ready for release.

Database is still under final work before release

Expected Release Date: mid-Avril.

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