Onboard weather radar flight strategy system with bandwidth management

An article of manufacture comprising a computer-readable medium having program code stored thereon, configured to be executable by one or more processors for causing the one or more processors to:

• receive one or more initial sets of data from one or more aircraft;
• receive one or more secondary sets of data from one or more of the aircraft, wherein the one or more secondary sets of data are related to a significant weather condition detected by the one or more of the aircraft;
• generate an initial data stream for transmission to a particular aircraft, wherein the initial data stream is based at least in part on the one or more initial sets of data from the one or more aircraft;
• and
• generate, in response to a request from the particular aircraft, a secondary data stream for transmission to the particular aircraft, wherein the secondary data stream is based at least in part on the one or more secondary sets of data related to the significant weather condition.

A system for operating an onboard weather display system on an aircraft, the system being configured to:

• receive an initial data stream based at least in part on one or more initial sets of data from one or more additional aircraft;
• transmit a request to a hub system for a secondary data stream comprising additional data associated with a significant weather condition indicated by the initial data stream;
• receive the secondary data stream, wherein the secondary data stream comprises additional data not comprised in the initial data stream;
• and
• generate a display based at least in part on the secondary data stream.

A hub system configured to enable an onboard weather display system on an aircraft, the hub system comprising:

• means for receiving one or more initial sets of data from one or more aircraft;
• means for receiving one or more secondary sets of data from one or more of the aircraft, wherein the one or more secondary sets of data are related to a significant weather condition detected by the one or more of the aircraft;
• means for transmitting an initial data stream to a particular aircraft, wherein the initial data stream is based at least in part on the one or more initial sets of data from the one or more aircraft;
• and
• means for transmitting, in response to a request from the particular aircraft, a secondary data stream to the particular aircraft, wherein the secondary data stream is based at least in part on the one or more secondary sets of data related to the significant weather condition.