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AssigneeBorealis Technical Limited
InventorsStefan Kracht, Jan Vana, Joseph J. Cox, Isaiah W. Cox
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A method for accelerated power push back of an aircraft equipped with a pilot-controlled engines-off taxi system that drives the aircraft without reliance on the aircraft's main engines or tugs is provided. An aircraft is quickly and efficiently moved out of a gate where it is positioned in a nose-in orientation. The pilot controls the taxi system to drive the aircraft in reverse along a perpendicular path away from the terminal to a location where there is sufficient space for the aircraft to stop and turn, and the aircraft is turned and driven in a forward direction to a takeoff runway. Pilot reliance on ground personnel guidance during push back maneuvers is minimized by providing a monitoring system designed to monitor gate and ramp areas around the aircraft in any visibility or environmental conditions and provide feedback to the pilot.
A method for accelerated power push back of an aircraft equipped with an engines-off taxi system for autonomous ground movement, comprising controlling operation of an engines-off taxi to push back an aircraft parked in a nose-in position at an airport terminal, whereby a pilot of said aircraft first controls said engines-off taxi system to drive said aircraft in a reverse direction away from said terminal along a path perpendicular to said terminal to a location a selected distance away from said terminal where said aircraft is positioned parallel to the terminal in said location and may be safely turned around;
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