The Boeing Company

Christopher David Haus

John Wiedemann

Alireza Majd

Alessandro Edward Galli

Brandon R Boekelman

Sandra C Dam

Brandon Ronald Earl Boekelman

A pilot seat assembly includes a track, a support base, a seat pan, and a seat. The track is mounted on a floor of a vehicle and defines a travel path from a forward end of the track to an aft end of the track. The support base is coupled to the track and is selectively moveable along the travel path. The seat pan is mounted to the support base and is selectively movable in an outboard direction and an inboard direction relative to the support base. The seat is mounted on the seat pan such that the seat pan is between the seat and the support base. A seat back section of the seat is selectively reclinable relative to a seat bottom section of the seat to transition the pilot seat assembly between a control position and a rest position.

Pilot seat assembly with integrated rest position

Systems and methods for enabling a user (e.g., a pilot) to input information to a computer at a flight deck display station using both a split keyboard and a touch screen. The split keyboard provides space in front of the touch-screen display device, which space is available for a pilot to use as an arm or wrist rest while manually interacting with the touch screen. For example, the split keyboard may be mounted to a shelf having an empty central or middle portion in front of the touch-screen display device. The split keyboard concept entails placing one keypad on one side and another keypad on the other side of the empty middle shelf portion, both keypads being communicatively to the keyboard controller of the computer that controls the display device. The open space between the keypads may also be used for meal trays or tablet computers.

Flight deck display station with split keyboard

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Renton, WA, United States of America

Christopher David Haus