Wide field of view visual display system in an aircraft flight simulator using flat display panels

An aircraft flight simulator comprising:

• a pilot seat;
• a plurality of side display panels arranged in a major arc centered around the pilot seat and extending from a left hand side of the pilot seat to a right hand side of the pilot seat;
• and
• a plurality of front display panels located in front of the pilot seat, wherein the plurality of front display panels includes a left-front display panel, a right-front display panel, and a center-front display panel and wherein:
• the plurality of side display panels on the left hand side of the pilot seat is adjacent to the left-front display panel, aligned perpendicular to the left-front display panel, obscures an upper portion of the left-front display panel as viewed from the pilot seat, and obscures a left portion of the left-front display panel as viewed from the pilot seat;
• and
• the plurality of side display panels on the right hand side of the pilot seat is adjacent to the right-front display panel, aligned perpendicular to the right-front display panel, obscures an upper portion of the right-front display panel as viewed from the pilot seat, and obscures a right portion of the right-front display panel as viewed from the pilot seat.

A method to display images in an aircraft flight simulator, the method comprising:

• arranging a plurality of side display panels in a major arc centered around a pilot seat in the aircraft flight simulator, wherein the plurality of side display panels includes a left side vertical array at a left side of the pilot seat and a right side vertical array at a right side of the pilot seat;
• arranging a plurality of front display panels in vertically oriented positions in front of the pilot seat in the aircraft flight simulator, wherein the plurality of front display panels includes a left-front display panel and a right-front display panel, and wherein:
• the plurality of side display panels in the left side vertical array is adjacent to the left-front display panel, aligned perpendicular to the left-front display panel, obscures an upper portion of the left-front display panel as viewed from the pilot seat, and obscures a left portion of the left-front display panel as viewed from the pilot seat;
• and
• the plurality of side display panels in the right side vertical array of is adjacent to the right-front display panel, aligned perpendicular to the right-front display panel, obscures an upper portion of the right-front display panel as viewed from the pilot seat, and obscures a right portion of the right-front display panel as viewed from the pilot seat;
• and
• transferring a plurality of signals that convey the images to the plurality of side display panels and the plurality of front display panels.