What is the history of glass cockpits? All glass cockpits seem to have the same basic setup for the primary instruments. Altitude tape on the right, air speed tape on the left, turn coordinator on top and an artificial horizon in the background. I can't find any good information on how the glass cockpit came to be and more specifically, how this layout was developed and adopted. I'm curious about:


Who developed the first glass cockpits?
Which planes first used these glass cockpits?
How was the current layout developed, were other layouts in use beforehand?
Was there any resistance or difficulty in getting these systems adopted amongst pilots or their companies?
I can't find any good information on ... how this layout was developed


The glass cockpit arrangement for the primary flight display copies the defacto standard analog instrument minimal T arrangement that pilots are/were used to.

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From Wikipedia