The PDF layout shows the cursor control device as a small trackpad to the right of the keyboard. Why? Because the captain (left seat) can reach it with their right hand without removing their left hand from the sidestick. First officer uses their left hand. This ambidextrous design is invisible in photos but jumps out in a dimensioned PDF.
The central lower display, just above the thrust levers, is the “knee-board killer.” In the PDF, you’ll see it’s positioned for touch input (although initially non-touch, later blocks added touch capability). It houses the Electronic Checklist, Flight Management Computer (FMC) data, and systems synoptics—all without a cluttered control panel around it.
The Boeing 787 cockpit layout PDF is not a relic of paper aviation. It is a blueprint for how to arrange a workspace for two humans who must operate flawlessly for 18 hours, through turbulence and fatigue, with lives depending on every switch throw. That PDF is a quiet masterpiece of ergonomic engineering—and every time you see a 787 in the sky, that layout is flying it.
On the 787, the yokes are not mechanically linked together; instead, inputs from both pilots are sensed electronically and blended by computers for optimal control.
The PDF layout shows the cursor control device as a small trackpad to the right of the keyboard. Why? Because the captain (left seat) can reach it with their right hand without removing their left hand from the sidestick. First officer uses their left hand. This ambidextrous design is invisible in photos but jumps out in a dimensioned PDF.
The central lower display, just above the thrust levers, is the “knee-board killer.” In the PDF, you’ll see it’s positioned for touch input (although initially non-touch, later blocks added touch capability). It houses the Electronic Checklist, Flight Management Computer (FMC) data, and systems synoptics—all without a cluttered control panel around it.
The Boeing 787 cockpit layout PDF is not a relic of paper aviation. It is a blueprint for how to arrange a workspace for two humans who must operate flawlessly for 18 hours, through turbulence and fatigue, with lives depending on every switch throw. That PDF is a quiet masterpiece of ergonomic engineering—and every time you see a 787 in the sky, that layout is flying it.
On the 787, the yokes are not mechanically linked together; instead, inputs from both pilots are sensed electronically and blended by computers for optimal control.