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An aircraft collision avoidance instrument system has a display located in the aircraft glareshield in the peripheral field of view of the pilot when the pilot is looking forwardly through the aircraft window. The display has a matrix array of LCD elements which is controlled to provide a continuall

An aircraft collision avoidance instrument system has a display located in the aircraft glareshield in the peripheral field of view of the pilot when the pilot is looking forwardly through the aircraft window. The display has a matrix array of LCD elements which is controlled to provide a continually changing image that is visible in the peripheral field of view of the pilot when a possible collision with another aircraft is likely. The changing image may be arrows moving up or down the display to indicate climb or decend, or a flashing horizontal line to indicate that present height must be maintained. An alphanumeric legend indicative of the collision avoidance action to be taken is also provided by the display. When no collision is likely, the display is used to present other information to the pilot.

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An aircraft instrument system for a first aircraft comprising: means to identify when a possible collision with a second aircraft is likely; means for determining the evading action to be taken by the pilot of the first aircraft to avoid collision; means for providing a first signal when the evading

An aircraft instrument system for a first aircraft comprising: means to identify when a possible collision with a second aircraft is likely; means for determining the evading action to be taken by the pilot of the first aircraft to avoid collision; means for providing a first signal when the evading action is to climb, and a second signal when the evading action is to descent; visual display means including a matrix array of electrically energizable elements; means mounting said visual display means in the peripheral field of view of the pilot when the pilot is looking forwardly through the aircraft window; means supplying said first and second signals to the visual display means to control the elements in said matrix array to provide a display image of upwardly moving signs and downwardly moving signs respectively such as to produce two alternative changing images on a single display that are visible to the pilot in the pilot\s peripheral field of view and that are distinguishable form one another in the pilot\s peripheral field of view, thereby to visually advise the pilot of the first aircraft to climb or descent without the need for the pilot to look directly at said visual display means.