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Airbus B612 Cockpit Font

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181 points Bogdanp | 1 comments | 03 Sep 25 14:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.248s | source
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jelder ◴[03 Sep 25 15:07 UTC] No.45116692[source]▶
What it actually looks like: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/B612
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polishdude20 ◴[03 Sep 25 15:13 UTC] No.45116769[source]▶
Funny how it's supposed to be designed to be legible. I read that as "disengage" at first rather than "disregard"
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1. Night_Thastus ◴[03 Sep 25 15:22 UTC] No.45116872[source]▶
It may account for the specific displays used in the cockpit, the colors of the font and background, and maybe even interior lighting.

IOW it may be more optimal in its real usage.