REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

www.mod.gov.rs

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

Material Resources Sector

Defensive Technologies Department

Military Technical Institute

www.vti.mod.gov.rs

Comparative analysis of the analog and the digital cockpit of Lasta training aircraft

Slaviša Vlačić

Military Academy, Belgrade, slavisavlacic@yahoo.com

Aleksandar Knežević,

Military Academy, Belgrade, aleksandarknezevic75@gmail.com

Nikola Pekić,

Department for Strategic Planning, MoD, nikola.pekic@mod.gov.rs

Abstract: Lasta training aircraft, as a new type in Serbian Air Force service, brings a lot of technical improvements comparing to older training aircrafts. One of the biggest improvements is implementation of digital glass cockpit. This paperwork explains the most important advantages of digital glass cockpit versus analog cockpit which is applied on the prototype P1 and the first production lot of Lasta training aircraft. The emphasis of the paperwork is on the first exploitation experiences and future expectations.

Keywords: Lasta, training aircraft, digital glass cockpit, analog cockpit, PFD, MFD