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 <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > 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 <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > 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:cctalk@classiccmp.org] > Sent: 16 September 2023 16:53 > To: cctalk@classiccmp.org > Cc: Shoppa, Tim <tsho...@wmata.com> > 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 > > >