Patent ID: 7415330

Claim:
An aircraft display system comprising: two standby display devices that each comprise: a set of information sources; an information processing unit capable of processing information originating from said set of information sources; a display unit operable to present on at least one display screen processed information originating from said information processing unit; and a configuration section by which an operator can configure said display unit to display: a first configuration state, for which said display unit presents, solely, customary piloting information on the display screen, relating to the speed, altitude, and attitude of the aircraft; a second configuration state, for which said display unit presents, solely, customary navigation information of the aircraft on the display screen; and a third configuration state, for which said display unit presents both the piloting information and the navigation information on the display screen, wherein: the configuration section is an actuation section that can be switched by a pilot so as to switch the display on the display screen from each one of the first through third configuration states to another; and two main display devices corresponding to one navigation display and one primary flight display, each main display device comprising an information source, wherein: the two sets of information sources of said standby display devices are part of one and the same information unit, the two information processing units of said two standby display devices are part of one and the same central unit, the two display units are separate units; and said two sets of information sources of said two standby display devices are distinct from said information sources of said two main display devices.