Re: Future of Electronics In Aviation

On Jun 19, 3:13=A0pm, Michael <usenetrepl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
> Go try selling the FAA on the idea of eliminating EGT, CHT, MP, Oil
> Temp, Oil Pressure, and Tach in favor of a computer, and they will
> simply throw FAR's at you. =A0EGT (really TIT) required for every
> turbocharged engine. =A0MP required for engines with controllable
> props. =A0CHT required for engines with cowl flaps. =A0Oil Temp and
> Pressure and Tach always required. =A0By regulation. =A0That's all there
> is to it. =A0You're not going to replace that with a %Power gauge and
> idiot lights, but really you should be able to. =A0Then the idiot light
> could tell you to land and check the engine.

I was just thinking... The FAA must be in a strange position.

On the one hand, they keep sponsoring programs like NextGen and things
related to it (CAFE/PAV), so it appears that they do want ultra-
advanced, low-cost aircraft that meet the metrics outlined by NASA/
CAFE for a PAV.   On the other hand, if I understand correctly, there
is a tendency to reject even minor changes to standard GA systems.

If, by fortune, one were to make a PAV that satisfied the grand
challenges put forth by NASA/CAFE/FAA...what would the FAA do with it?
Reject it outright? Strip it down so that it looked more like a
Cessna? Put it in a hangard somewhere to wait?

At very least, CAFE would be obligated (and probably happy) to pay out
prize money for such a design, but what would FAA do?

Just curious.

-Le Chaud Lapin-