Originally built as a supersonic strategic bomber for delivering nuclear strikes on Moscow, the B-1B

Originally built as a supersonic strategic bomber for delivering nuclear strikes on Moscow, the B-1B Lancer has played a variety of roles for the Air Force in its nearly 30 years of service. And thanks to a newly upgraded cockpit—including four multi-function color displays and a modernized Fully Integrated Data Link (FIDL)—the B-One "Bones" of the 7th Bomb Wing are expected to remain in service into the 2030’s. [WikipediaThe Aviationist]

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Dad of the Year Builds Functional 737 Cockpit in Kids’ Bedroom

Dad of the Year Builds Functional 737 Cockpit in Kids’ Bedroom

Your father may have taken you camping, or driven you to cello practice, or taught you all the lyrics to Jefferson Starship songs. But chances are he didn’t go the lengths Laurent Aigon. Over the last five years, at great expensive and after much effort, he built a 737 cockpit so life-like, it’s been used as a training simulator.

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FAA Wants Pilots to Stop Playing With Gadgets in the Cockpit

The FAA wants to put a rule on the books that would prohibit pilots from playing with personal electronics in the cockpit. Wait, that wasn’t a rule already? Apparently not. More »