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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7626514 | Systems and methods for reducing nuisance alerts for helicopter enhanced ground proximity warning systems Systems and methods for controlling activation of a look-ahead function of a terrain alert and warning system. The system receives rate of climb and aircraft speed information, compares the rate of climb and aircraft speed information to a predefined threshold, and ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7274308 | EGPWS flap position enhancement A processor, software code, and a method for generating warning indicating that flaps are not suitably in a take-off position. A first component is configured to receive a first signal indicative of one of a group of flaps positions, the group including a take-off p... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7256710 | Methods and systems for graphically displaying sources for and natures of aircraft flight control instructions Methods and systems for graphically displaying sources for aircraft flight control instructions are disclosed. A method in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes displaying at a display medium a map of a region at least proximate to an aircraft and... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7248219 | Correlation of flight track data with other data sources A method of triangulating aircraft transponder signals using a number of receivers connected to a central station over communication links includes applying at least one logic rule at each receiver to incoming transponder signals to filter redundant transponder sign... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7205907 | Non linear tape display A graphical display of a nonlinear scale emulating the view of a mechanical drum gauge. The nonlinear scale may be used for the display of aircraft flight data including airspeed, altitude, heading, and other aircraft data suitable for presentation on a nonlinear sc... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7188007 | Apparatuses and methods for displaying and receiving tactical and strategic flight guidance information Methods and apparatuses for displaying and receiving tactical and strategic flight guidance information. A method in accordance with one aspect of the invention includes displaying at least one first indicator to an operator of the aircraft, with a first indicator c... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7167781 | Tactile device and method for providing information to an aircraft or motor vehicle or equipment operator A tactile device for an aircraft operator has a plurality of tactors for being passively attached to an aircraft operator, the plurality of tactors including a first tactor and a second tactor neighboring the first tactor. A control system controls actuation of the ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7158052 | Method and system for monitoring the performance of an aircraft during take off A system, method and display for monitoring the performance of an aircraft during the take-off maneuver that includes the steps of monitoring the progress of the take-off maneuver by acquiring data representative of the aircraft's motion at a plurality of points dur... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7139645 | Process and device for aiding the driving of a vehicle running over the ground A device and process for aiding the driving of an aircraft running over the ground in an acceleration phase with a view to takeoff may include determining a current speed v0 of the aircraft and a value acc corresponding to a deceleration of the aircraft during emerg... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7089090 | Flight control indicator determining the maximum slope for the flight control of an aircraft by terrain following The flight control indicator may include a set of information sources, a computation unit connected to said set of information sources, and a head-up display device. The computation unit determines, on the basis of information emanating from the set of information s... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7068187 | Method, apparatus and computer program product for unstabilized approach alerting A method, apparatus and computer program product for assisting the pilot of an aircraft in making a go-around decision. Various aircraft parameters are monitored during the approach to land and a risk level assessed. When the risk level exceeds a specified threshold... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7014146 | System for aiding control of the deceleration of an aircraft moving over the ground The system (1) includes braking means (2) for braking the aircraft, a braking unit (3) controlling the braking means (2) on the basis of deceleration orders, a computing unit (5) for computing deceleration orders, which determines ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6982655 | Method and indicator for displaying information showing the airspeed tolerance margins for an aircraft Method and indicator for displaying information showing the airspeed tolerance margins for an aircraft. The indicator comprises a central processing unit which selects, from a plurality of longitudinal scales, the longitudinal scale representative of the curr... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6927701 | Runway occupancy monitoring and warning Techniques are described for monitoring runway occupancy and providing an indication of occupancy of a runway to an airplane on final approach the runway. A system, for example, defines and monitors one or more zones on the runway to determine whether the runway is ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6915188 | Controlling aircraft from collisions with off limits facilities A signal is received from an off limits facility and it is determined from the signal whether an aircraft is within a distance of the off limits facility. The course and/or flight of the aircraft is changed if the aircraft is within the distance of the off limits fa... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6894611 | Method and system for uploading and downloading engine control data A method and system for transmitting engine control data to or from the engine control unit of an engine. The system includes a local communication unit capable of establishing a wireless communication link with a remote communication unit and a link for transferrin... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6867710 | Aircraft beacon device on wind power installations The object of the invention is to improve a flight warning light arrangement of wind power installations and in particular to make the operation thereof as effect as possible. Disclosed is a flight warning light arrangement for a wind power installation, comp... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6614397 | Wrong runway alert system and method A system and method are provided for automatically alerting a flight crew of an airplane when takeoff is attempted on a wrong runway. Identification data for an origin runway from which takeoff of an airplane is desired is entered via an operator interfac... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6571167 | Airport takeoff window An airport control system including a sensing mechanism for sensing a plurality of target conditions, a processing mechanism electronically connected to the sensing mechanism for calculating an optimum time to initiate a takeoff sequence based upon the ta... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6437707 | Detecting a low performance takeoff condition for aircraft for use with ground proximity warning systems The present invention includes a system, method and computer program product for reducing nuisance warnings during low performance takeoff conditions. The system includes a first component that determines aircraft current climb rate and potential climb ra... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6366821 | Apparatus and method of providing configuration information to an operator of a work machine An apparatus and method of providing configuration information to an operator of a work machine adapted to be configured for performing a plurality of work functions. Whether the work machine control system is in power up mode is determined. Configuration... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6253126 | Method and apparatus for flight parameter monitoring and control Methods and apparatus are disclosed for three-dimensional flight control based generally upon measuring and comparing actual air pressures at or near various surfaces of an aircraft during flight. Sensors are provided for measuring air pressure acting on ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6175315 | Aircraft takeoff acceleration indicator system An aircraft instrument system that informs the pilot of whether, during the takeoff roll, the aircraft's acceleration rate is sufficient to ensure that V1 speed will be achieved at the expected time (and thus distance), and, if not, how far in distance th... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6133857 | Aircraft takeoff velocity indicator system An aircraft instrument system that informs the pilot of whether, during the takeoff roll, the aircraft's acceleration rate is sufficient to ensure that V1 speed will be achieved at the expected time (and thus distance), and, if not, how far in distance th... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5982300 | Airplane safe take-off rotation indicator A device for indicating that an airplane has reached a safe speed in the presence of headwinds for initiating take-off rotation. The device senses the true ground speed of the airplane and converts the true ground speed into an "indicated ground speed" in... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5955972 | Gear position indicator Disclosed is an apparatus for displaying state and transition state information of mechanical equipment. A sensor and display system is provided for displaying aircraft landing gear status and other mechanism status. In one embodiment, the system utilizes... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5949353 | Wake turbulence avoidance lights A wake turbulence avoidance light system is provided including an aircraft runway with a periphery including a pair of long parallel side edges and a pair of short end edges. Also included is a plurality of light assemblies mounted along at least one of t... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5886649 | Aircraft flight indicator The present invention relates to an aircraft flight indicator intended to supply a data item regarding the power margin available on at least one engine of the aircraft as a function of the flight conditions. According to the invention, the indicator comp... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5826833 | System for providing an air/ground signal to aircraft flight control systems A number of different combinations of "true/false" conclusions of the air/ground condition of an aircraft are analyzed and compared to automatically provide a signal to a flight control system of the aircraft to indicate whether the aircraft is in the air... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5815407 | Method and device for inhibiting the operation of an electronic device during take-off and landing of an aircraft An apparatus (700) for inhibiting operation of an electronic device (702) during take-off and landing of an aircraft (802) has a sensor (704) that measures a lateral acceleration. A control circuit (706) is coupled to the sensor (704) and has an output (7... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5796612 | Method for flight parameter monitoring and control The present invention relates to a method for three-dimensional flight control based generally upon measuring and comparing actual air pressures at or near various surfaces of an aircraft during flight. Sensors are provided for measuring air pressure acti... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5737222 | Apparatus for measuring lift forces based upon differential pressure between surfaces of an aircraft An apparatus for measuring the lift generated by airfoils of an aircraft. This real-time analysis is accomplished by measuring a differential pressure between the upper and lower lift surfaces of the airfoils. The apparatus a) measures an actual different... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5668541 | System for deriving an anomaly signal during the take-off of an aircraft System for deriving an information, warning or alarm signal on board an aircraft in the event of an anomaly during take-off. According to the invention, the system comprises: means (4) for calculating the position Dstop on the runway where the aircr... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5519391 | Improper flap position on take-off warning A warning system provides a warning to the pilot of an aircraft during a take-off mode of flight of a relatively dangerous flight condition, such as improper configuration of the flaps during a take-off mode of flight prior to the aircraft becoming airbor... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5499025 | Airplane takeoff and landing performance monitoring system The invention is a real-time takeoff and landing performance monitoring system for an aircraft which provides a pilot with graphic and metric information to assist in decisions related to achieving rotation speed (VR) within the safe zone of a ... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5404766 | Rotating round dial aircraft engine instruments An apparatus and method for displaying an engine performance parameter are provided wherein the scale for reading the value of the engine performance parameter is rotated as required in order that a pointer showing the value of the engine performance para... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5353022 | Airplane takeoff and landing performance monitoring system The invention is a real-time takeoff and landing performance monitoring system for an aircraft which provides a pilot with graphic and metric information to assist in decisions related to achieving rotation speed (VR) within the safe zone of a runway, or ... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5124700 | System for generating on board an aircraft an alarm signal should any anomaly occur during take-off A system for generating on board an aircraft an alarm signal should an anomaly occur during take-off includes: a circuit for delivering signals representing the theoretical and real accelerations of the aircraft at a given moment; a calculator for calcula... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5103224 | Aircraft takeoff monitoring system The displays are provided for assisting a pilot in making critical decisions during the takeoff roll of the aircraft. The first of the displays includes four pointers which indicate, respectively, the maximum available acceleration of the aircraft, the mi... | 04/07/1992 |
| 4891971 | Engine monitoring apparatus Abnormal start conditions, such as hot starts or hung starts, in an aircraft gas-turbine engine are monitored by deriving signals indicative of spool speed, engine temperature and fuel flow. A processor receives these signals and derives an indication of ... | 01/09/1990 |
