glass
In aviation speak, a "glass" aircraft is one that has a digital cockpit, as opposed to a "steam gauge" or "rope start" cockpit with analog instrumentation. For example, "Since moving up to glass, I'd never want to fly an old steam gauge again."
See also : fiber-optic or fiber-optics
NetLingo Classification: Online Jargon
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