Abstract
Pictorial realism has long been considered necessary in aircraft landing displays because it makes effective use of man's superior perceptual capabilities. A serious limitation to pictorially realistic two-dimensional displays is that they must be magnified to provide distance cues equivalent to those provided in scenes viewed directly. This paper presents a rationale for applying some well known concepts including prediction, quickening, frequency separation, and percent of pursuit, to the development of forward-looking cockpit displays for low-visibility curved approach and landing tasks that may permit a compromise of the magnification principle. The development of such a display system provides a unique context for the systematic study of the interrelationships among these display concepts with a high potential for scientific and applied payoffs.
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