Embedded display automatic flight controls distributed architecture

An automatic flight control system of an aircraft comprising:

• at least two flight displays, wherein the at least two flight displays are each a line replaceable unit configured to interface with a flight deck of the aircraft by a physical network interface, each of the at least two flight displays including:
• a display screen configured to display a plurality of images representing avionics data;
• the physical network interface;
• and
• a plurality of processors communicatively coupled by an inter-processor communication bus, wherein one of the plurality of processors receives the avionics data and executes a display function causing the display screen to display the plurality of images, wherein at least some of the plurality of processors execute a plurality of automatic flight control system functions causing the flight display to send a command by way of the physical network interface, wherein each of the at least some of the plurality of processors separately execute at least one of the plurality of automatic flight control system functions;
• wherein the commands from the at least two flight displays cause at least one actuator communicatively coupled to the at least two flight displays by way of the physical network interfaces to adjust at least one of a flight control surface or a throttle of the aircraft.