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7571031 Systems and methods for broadcasting an unknown airport advisory  
Systems and methods for advising a flight crew member that an enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS), for example, may continue to provide terrain alerts, cautions, warnings, or the like...
7568662 Emergency flight control system  
A method and system for preventing the control of an aircraft from the cockpit. In an exemplary embodiment, the system could be triggered externally. For example, an air traffic control (ATC)...
7567187 Taxiway awareness and advisory system  
Methods and apparatus are provided for displaying appropriate identifiers on aircraft taxiways on an aircraft flight deck display. Data representative of taxiway segments, in which each taxiway...
7555372 Method and apparatus to display landing performance data  
A display system is provided for displaying runway landing data. The system includes a processor and a display device. The processor is adapted to receive data representative of an aircraft landing...
7522977 Method and a device for assisting the piloting of an aircraft during an approach phase  
A method for landing an aircraft includes determining the aircraft's deviation from its approach path so as to define a first point of the aircraft's heading. A first straight line passing through...
7508322 Large error to desired path correction indicator  
A current path display indicator for a display device of a vehicle. The current path display indicator includes a flight path indicator (FPI) and a visual cue associated with the FPI to indicate...
7496433 Method and apparatus for minimizing the noise emitted by a rotorcraft during take-off and landing  
The method includes a preliminary period in which a reference rotorcraft is used that corresponds to a rotorcraft of a particular type, with a series of noise measurements being performed on said...
7495602 Single air traffic control (ATC) operator interface  
Systems and methods for communication using a plurality of data link standards through a common operator interface are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes components configured to...
7471997 Landing-control device and landing-control method for aircraft  
A landing-control device is provided having a new structure for carrying out landing control of an aircraft. A detecting unit 10 detects at least a relative altitude from a landing surface to an...
7437225 Flight management system  
The present invention is a system and method for providing flight management to one or more aircraft via a communication link between a fight management system located outside the aircraft and a...
7430428 Method for communicating teletype information in a vehicle communication system between a vehicle and a remote station  
A communication system and method for transmitting and receiving teletype information in a vehicle ( 20 ). The communication system ( 22 ) includes an external interface ( 24 ) and a communication...
7421319 Systems and methods for preflight planning and inflight execution using portable electronic data storage and display devices  
This invention provide systems and methods for cockpit flight crew preflight planning and subsequent, systematic recall and execution of procedures, ground/inflight navigation, and communications...
7406369 Ground effects compensated angle of attack command system and method  
A take off ground effects compensated angle of attack system includes a radio altimeter and/or timer, a pitch angle system and a flight control computer. The radio altimeter generates a signal...
7401013 Method to optimize test data  
A method for optimizing data gathering, is provided wherein the method comprising the steps of designing a first system test comprising two or more maneuvers, compiling a one or more data variable...
7382287 Avionics system, method and apparatus for selecting a runway  
A destination runway selection method, system and apparatus for use with a Terrain Awareness and Warning System (“TAWS”). The method involves determining upon which of a number of candidate...
7373223 Global navigation satellite system landing systems and methods  
A method and system are provided for performing satellite-supported landings in CAT II/III type landing conditions. An exemplary system includes a communication component, a positioning system, a...
7369922 Distributed architecture for a system for managing aircraft landing gear  
The invention relates to a system architecture for managing aircraft landing gear and suitable for extending/retracting retractable undercarriages, steering steerable wheels, and braking braked...
7366592 System for automatically controlling lift-enhancing devices of an aircraft, in particular wing leading edge slats  
A control system for an aircraft includes an actuation section that moves lift-enhancing devices as a function of received control orders, a control member operable by a pilot of the aircraft, and...
7365652 Method of pilot support in landing helicopters in visual flight under brownout or whiteout conditions  
The invention relates to a method and system for supporting pilots in landing helicopters in visual flight under brownout or whiteout conditions. According to the invention, 3D data of the planned...
7350748 Modular construction of an aircraft control system  
Apparatus is disclosed for disabling on-board pilot operation of an aircraft and transferring aircraft operation to an alternate source of control. The aircraft has an aircraft control system for...
7330781 Method to determine and guide aircraft approach trajectory  
A method to determine, and guide an aircraft on, an intermediate trajectory between a first trajectory, for low-altitude flight, and a second trajectory, from which a tactical landing is carried...
7305286 System and method for gyro enhanced vertical flight information  
A flight instrument and associated method where vertical speed information is combined with gyro information to produce gyro enhanced vertical speed information that is displayed to a pilot. The...
7302318 Method for implementing required navigational performance procedures  
A method ( 200 ) is disclosed for designing an RNP approach for an aircraft at a particular runway ( 90 ). The method includes selecting a runway ( 201 ), gathering obstacle data for the obstacle...
7295901 System and method for indicating a position of an aircraft to a user  
An avionics system includes a display device that is viewable by a user of an aircraft and a processor in operable communication with the display device. The processor is configured to display a...
7286077 Method and device for aiding the landing of an aircraft on a runway  
A system for aiding the landing of an aircraft on a runway uses an angular vertical position of the aircraft and includes at least one landing aid radio. In a stand-alone manner, the position of...
7283896 TFT display with low loss construction of power supply  
This present invention relates to a TFT display with low loss construction of power supply to be used in a monitor. The invention includes two independent transformer rectifier circuits, thus when...
7216069 Simulated visual glideslope indicator on aircraft display  
An apparatus and method for simulating airport lighting aids by providing a generator having a processor structured to receive a plurality of navigation signals representative of position and...
7212135 Real time analysis and display of aircraft approach maneuvers  
Method and system for monitoring and comparing, in real time, performance of an aircraft during an approach to touchdown along a conventional approach path and along a contemplated modified...
7195200 Unmanned helicopter, takeoff method of unmanned helicopter, and landing method of unmanned helicopter  
An unmanned helicopter includes an altitude control device for giving a command of a collective pitch blade angle based on an altitude change rate command, etc., and performing altitude control of...
7162335 Graphic airways displays for flight management systems  
Methods and apparatus are provided for interactively building flight paths for entry into an aircraft flight management system (FMS). The apparatus comprises a database containing map information,...
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...
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...
7133754 System and method for using airport information based on flying environment  
A method, system, and computer program product for using airport information based on the flying environment are provided. When a helicopter is determined to be approaching a runway, ground...
7099745 Robot system using virtual world  
A robot system, operable to perform a task, is integrated on a robot with a sensor, a control module, and a virtual world. The virtual world represents a generic continuum including a collection of...
7089092 Airborne system and method for improving the integrity of electronic landing aids  
A method of increasing positional awareness of a pilot of an aircraft during a landing approach of the aircraft. First data from a navigational aid is received. The first data is analyzed to...
7089091 Method and device for revising a flight plan of an aircraft  
A flight plan revision device may include a first component that determines an auxiliary flight plan corresponding to a lateral revision of the current flight plan, at least over a low altitude...
7085630 Method and apparatus for predicting runway overrun  
A critical point on a runway indicates a point at which an aircraft may experience a runway overrun if landing beyond the critical point. A path projection is extended from the aircraft at a...
7084785 Method and device for determining a final approach path of an aircraft for a non-precision approach for the purpose of landing the aircraft  
The method provides for determining an approach mode which has been selected by the pilot of the aircraft from among a plurality of predetermined approach modes, for selecting a characteristic...
7079951 Ground operations and imminent landing runway selection  
A method and system for locating aircraft with respect to airport runways selecting as a function of aircraft state parameters one of a plurality of candidate runways that the aircraft on which it...
6980892 Avionics system and method for providing altitude alerts during final landing approach  
An avionics system and method is employed for alerting pilots of low premature descent during final landing approach. The method involves determining Final Approach Flight Safety Altitudes for a...
6977666 Flat panel display using dual CPU's for an aircraft cockpit  
A thin flat panel display for aircraft cockpits. These displays use a dual CPU/graphics generator system to produce simulated aircraft instrumentation displays which are color coded to indicate...
6965816 PFN/TRAC system FAA upgrades for accountable remote and robotics control to stop the unauthorized use of aircraft and to improve equipment management and public safety in transportation  
This invention, a Protected Primary Focal Node PFN is a Trusted Remote Activity Controller TRAC and mobile communication router platform that provides accountable remote and robotics control to...
6952632 Method of guiding an aircraft in the final approach phase and a corresponding system  
A method of guiding an aircraft in the final approach phase including imaging the ground using an imaging system onboard the aircraft to obtain an image, analyzing the image to detect an airport...
6950731 Traffic pattern approach computer  
A mechanical computer used in tandem with a GPS to approach, enter and fly the traffic pattern of any uncontrolled airport. Pilots must navigate to a relatively small area or approach point before...
6917863 System for assuming and maintaining secure remote control of an aircraft  
A method is disclosed for assuming and maintaining secure remote control of and aircraft in the event of an attack upon, or incapacity of the pilot of the aircraft. The method includes the...
6879886 Flight guidance system providing perspective flight guidance symbology  
A flight guidance system providing perspective flight guidance symbology using positioning and terrain information provides increased pilot situational awareness of an aircraft. The guidance system...
6871124 Method and system for guiding an aircraft along a preferred flight path having a random origin  
An aircraft FMS/guidance system which provides for automated and immediate calculation of a preferred flight path and full heading, pitch-and-roll guidance along that path for paths of random...
6856864 Method and system for entering data within a flight plan entry field  
The present invention provides systems, apparatus and methods for entering data into a flight plan entry field which facilitates the display and editing of aircraft flight-plan data. In one...
6845304 Method of and system for deriving inertial-aided deviations for autoland systems during GPS signal interruptions  
Deriving inertial-aided deviations for autoland systems during GPS signal interruptions involving an inertial reference system and a GPS landing system can include converting position coordinates...
6816823 Process for designing flight controllers  
Process for designing flight controllers, in which first for the rigid airplane and then for the elastic airplane the damping and the phase delay for each excitation frequency is determined, and...
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