Defense Intelligence Reference Document Cockpits In The Era Of Breakthrough Flight

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This Defense Intelligence Reference Document from the Defense Intelligence Agency, dated 1 November 2010, is one of a series of advanced technology reports produced in FY 2009 under the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications (AAWSA) Program. It proposes a provisional cockpit design for craft driven by speculative breakthrough propulsion, such as control of gravity and inertia and faster-than-light travel. It draws mainly on the book Frontiers of Propulsion Science and on human-machine interface research.

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Figure 3. Necessary Distinction Between External & Internal Force Environments. 6
Figure 4. Warp Drive ...............................................................................................8
Figure 5. Hypothetical Gravitational Bias Drive ....................................................... 9
Figure 6. Inertial Frame Bias Drive and Vehicle Zones .......................................... 10
Figure 7. Typical Science Fiction Orientations ....................................................... 12
Figure 8. Cosmic Microwaves as Universal Motion Reference Frame ..................... 15
Figure 9. Human Fields of View ............................................................................. 20
Figure 10. Flight Deck of Contemporary Aircraft ................................................... 29
Figure 11. Contemporary Primary Flight Display ................................................... 30
Figure 12. Space Cockpit Visions Circa 1959 ......................................................... 31
Figure 13. Provisional Breakthrough-Era Cockpit .................................................. 33
Figure 14. Functional Designation of Physical Cockpit Panels ................................ 34
Tables
Table 1: Comparing Reaction Time to Distance Traversed at Various Speeds ....... 13
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