Patent ID: 8947268
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: B64D

Abstract:
1. An instrument panel for a rotorcraft having two pilot seats side by side, one forming a first piloting position and the other forming a second piloting position, said instrument panel including at least three multifunction display screens, including a first multifunction display screen for the first piloting position, a second multifunction display screen for the second piloting position, and a common multifunction display screen between the first and second multifunction display screens, the instrument panel having a bottom portion, a top portion, and a central axis extending from the bottom portion to the top portion, wherein the instrument panel possesses a rigid, one-piece frame, the frame comprising, transversely on either side of the central axis, a central dashboard including the common multifunction display screen, at least two lateral dashboards disposed on either side of the central dashboard, the central and lateral dashboards being substantially symmetrically arranged relative to the central axis of the instrument panel, said central dashboard being in one piece with the at least two lateral dashboards and being separated from the lateral dashboards by longitudinal sidewalls, one longitudinal sidewall extending from the lateral dashboard including the first multifunction display screen and towards the first piloting position; another longitudinal sidewall extending from the lateral dashboard including the second multifunction display screen and toward the second piloting position, said central and lateral dashboards being substantially mutually parallel and presenting a longitudinal offset in a forward direction from said central dashboard relative to each lateral dashboard, said offset having a predefined value of at least 30 mm and being identical between adjacent dashboards across the instrument panel.