Usability Views Article Details  home | timeline | recent | popular | e-reports | userati | about this site Heart of glass (11 Mar 2004) revolution is under way in aviation, though it is easily overlooked. For it is remoulding not the outward appearance of aircraft, but their innards, as two technologies proliferate: cheap, fast and reliable computers, and Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers. A handful of companies are combining the two to get rid of the vast arrays of dials that crowd aeroplane cockpits and replace them with a pair of sleek, compact computer screens. Article URL: http://www.economist.com/science/tq/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2476882 Read 37 more articles from Economist sorted by date, popularity, or title. Next Article: Off with the pith helmets This site is a labour of love built by Chris McEvoy