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===Flight systems=== [[File:B767-322 flight deck.jpg|thumb|The early 767-300 flight deck with [[electronic flight instrument system]] (EFIS) and [[electronic flight instrument system#Engine indications and crew alerting system (EICAS) / electronic centralized aircraft monitoring (ECAM)|EICAS]] screens allowed two-crew operations]] [[File:Boeing 767-432 flight deck.jpg|thumb|The 767-400 flight deck featured larger displays, earlier models could be upgraded with similar displays]] The original Boeing 767 flight deck features a two-crew [[glass cockpit]], the first of its kind on a Boeing airliner, developed jointly with the [[narrow-body aircraft|narrow-body]] 757. This design allows for a common pilot [[type rating]] between the two aircraft. The cockpit includes six [[Rockwell Collins]] CRT screens that display [[electronic flight instrument system]] (EFIS) and [[Electronic flight instrument system#Engine indications and crew alerting system (EICAS) / electronic centralized aircraft monitoring (ECAM)|engine indication and crew alerting system]] (EICAS) information, eliminating the need for a [[flight engineer]] by enabling pilots to manage monitoring tasks.<ref name="no23" /><ref>{{harvnb|Birtles|1999|pp=20, 25}}</ref> These CRT screens replace the traditional [[electromechanics|electromechanical]] instruments used in earlier aircraft.<ref name="no23" /> The aircraft's enhanced flight management system, an improvement over early Boeing 747 versions, automates navigation and other functions.<ref name="no23" /> Additionally, an [[Autoland|automatic landing]] system supports [[Instrument landing system|CAT IIIb]] instrument landings in low-visibility conditions.<ref name="saver" /><ref>Young, David (June 17, 1982). "767's maiden O'Hare landing is automatic". ''Chicago Tribune'', p. 3</ref> In 1984, the 767 became the first aircraft to receive FAA certification for CAT IIIb landings, permitting operations with a minimum visibility of {{convert|980|ft|m|sp=us}}.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 13, 2007 |title=FAA Order 8900.1 Flight Standards Information Management System (FSIMS), Volume 4 Aircraft Equipment and Operational Authorizations |url=http://fsims.faa.gov/wdocs/8900.1/v04%20ac%20equip%20%26%20auth/chapter%2002/04_002_001.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721040233/http://fsims.faa.gov/wdocs/8900.1/v04%20ac%20equip%20%26%20auth/chapter%2002/04_002_001.htm |archive-date=July 21, 2011 |access-date=July 29, 2011 |publisher=Federal Aviation Administration |quote=RVR 300, Runway Visual Range 300 meters}}</ref> The 767-400ER further simplifies the cockpit layout with six Rockwell Collins LCD screens, designed for operational similarity with the [[Boeing 777|777]] and [[737NG]].<ref>{{harvnb|Norris|Wagner|1999|p=117}}</ref> To maintain [[Fleet commonality|commonality]], these LCD screens can be configured to present information in the same format as earlier 767 models.<ref name="f63" /> In 2012, Rockwell Collins introduced a 787-inspired cockpit upgrade for the 767, featuring three landscape-format LCD screens capable of displaying two windows each.<ref>{{cite web |last=Warwick |first=Graham |date=July 10, 2012 |title=Boeing's KC-46A Tanker Sparks 767 Cockpit Upgrade |url=http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckPostId=Blog:c757984d-8899-488d-bc38-5d2824ba71b3Post:893ca4a0-c2c6-41f5-afb9-4040e430dce7 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221221440/http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckPostId=Blog%3Ac757984d-8899-488d-bc38-5d2824ba71b3Post%3A893ca4a0-c2c6-41f5-afb9-4040e430dce7 |archive-date=February 21, 2014 |access-date=July 4, 2015 |work=Aviation Week & Space Technology}}</ref>
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