ElI5 Why was the shuttle’s insturmentation (layout, technology, etc) so similar to that of your everyday A340 even when the two are vastly different?

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ElI5 Why was the shuttle’s insturmentation (layout, technology, etc) so similar to that of your everyday A340 even when the two are vastly different?

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Most of the instrumentation is only used bringing in the shuttle to land and that landing is similar to landing a really heavy glider so requires a pilot and a pilot layout to land safely.

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