Liquid Alpha Systems

A dedicated touchscreen flight management unit for modern flight simulation.

LAS TFMC is a self-contained, network-connected flight management unit designed exclusively for flight simulation. It combines a dedicated, builder-assembled cockpit enclosure with the flexibility of software-defined aircraft profiles.

Dedicated hardware Ethernet or Wi-Fi Multiple aircraft profiles Desktop or cockpit installation
LAS TFMC prototype showing a radio tuning page
LAS TFMC prototype shown in a 737-style configuration.
The idea

One hardware platform. Multiple flight management interfaces.

Traditional mechanical CDUs are dedicated to a single aircraft. Tablet solutions are flexible but remain general-purpose devices. LAS TFMC combines dedicated hardware with software-defined aircraft profiles, allowing one unit to support multiple flight management interfaces.

Dedicated hardware

A purpose-built touchscreen unit intended for simulation use, not a generic tablet balanced beside the cockpit.

Reconfigurable layout

The displayed key layout can change with the selected aircraft or simulator profile, including Boeing-style CDU and Airbus-style MCDU arrangements.

Network connected

Connect over Ethernet or Wi-Fi. A built-in web portal provides simulator selection, profile settings, display options and diagnostics.

Profile switching

Built for more than one fixed keypad.

The same hardware supports aircraft-specific CDU and MCDU layouts, including Boeing and Airbus profiles.

  • Release 1 includes Boeing and Airbus profiles.
  • Boeing 737/777 and Airbus A320 interfaces are supported.
  • Additional integrations can be added through simulator-specific connectors.
LAS TFMC prototype showing ProSimCDU FANS MCDU mode
Supported today

Native support across multiple simulator platforms.

LAS TFMC Release 1 supports Boeing and Airbus simulations through dedicated connectors, with a consistent interface on the TFMC itself.

Supported platforms

  • PMDG 737
  • PMDG 777
  • ProSim 737
  • ProSim FANS
  • Fenix A320
  • ToLiss Airbus A320
  • X-Plane native 737
  • Zibo 737

Expandable architecture

Additional simulator and aircraft support can be added through native software backends as new integrations become available.

Purpose-built

Designed as dedicated cockpit hardware—not a tablet, not a second monitor, and not a remote desktop.

More cockpit-like than a tablet

Designed as a dedicated simulator interface with a cockpit-style footprint, physical mounting options and local appliance behaviour.

AND

More flexible than a fixed mechanical CDU

The touchscreen interface allows aircraft-specific layouts to be delivered in software instead of locking the hardware to one keypad forever.

Flight simulator FMC / CDU / MCDU hardware

Built for sim users looking beyond tablet FMC apps.

LAS TFMC is aimed at serious flight simulator users who want a dedicated flight management controller, cockpit-style CDU hardware, or a reconfigurable MCDU-style interface without buying a separate fixed keypad for every aircraft type.

Flight simulator FMC

A dedicated touchscreen flight management controller platform for desktop and cockpit simulator setups.

CDU and MCDU profiles

Release 1 includes Boeing-style CDU and Airbus-style MCDU interfaces, with aircraft-specific layouts and behaviour.

Boeing and Airbus simulator support

Release 1 supports PMDG 737/777, ProSim, X-Plane native, Zibo, Fenix A320 and ToLiss A320.

Behind the project

Almost a year in the making.

From rejected screens and mechanical experiments to independent simulator rendering, read the first-hand engineering story behind the LAS TFMC.

Two LAS TFMC touchscreen units showing Boeing and Airbus layouts
Presentation-enhanced image; the original photograph is also available.
Early interest

Interested in LAS TFMC?

Release 1 software is complete. Explore how the TFMC was developed, or get in touch about compatibility and building your own unit.

Contact LAS