About The Glass Box Project

In our industry, many terms are given to high-resolution integrated, AMLCD (Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Display) technology or “LCD” panel technologies. We group these technologies under the term “Glass Box.”

The Glass Box Project is Duncan Aviation’s focused program to evaluate, install and certify the best of the emerging “glass cockpit” retrofit technologies in select airframes. For years the industry has looked to Duncan Aviation for practical solutions to the toughest avionics challenges. The Glass Box Project is the current phase of our industry leadership.

From a platform of unmatched experience and reputation, the Project launched into unprecedented certification and integration challenges to research and deliver tomorrow’s technology to legacy aircraft. In addition to being one of the few companies capable of performing the major retrofit installations, Duncan Aviation’s Glass Box Project has successfully reduced the downtime required to install the many benefits and features of the latest AMLCD (Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Display) technology through preplanning with customers, the FAA, avionics and airframe OEMs and investing in our highly accredited and experienced in-house engineering team.

Technology That Adds Safety

Enhanced Vision Systems (EVSs) enhance safety by improving visibility in poor light and low visibility to reduce the likelihood of CFIT and runway incursions. Look for EVS to be a future enhancement.

To a student pilot, the instrumentation in a trainer can be entirely overwhelming. With practice, the “scan” becomes a manageable process. As pilots advance, their “scan” expands to include instrument navigation, complex engine management, cabin management, and more. Add to that, ATC, TAWS/EGPWS, RVSM and TCAS, and it’s not hard to imagine moments of fuzzy awareness of everything for which the crew is responsible.

Another challenge of the previous generation of instruments is making space for everything. An example is TCAS. Because the skies will continue to fill with traffic, TCAS was invented to ensure separation. While it does a great job, the life-saving information it delivers is squeezed onto a display measuring only three inches. The Glass Box displays spread this information across the large display.

The Glass Box systems manage all of these individual pieces, integrate them and display their information in one place to minimize the crew’s “scan.” Even better, the most critical information is brought to the screen immediately when an alert is issued.

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