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US 7,467,030 B2Granted
Flight control indicator for an aircraft
AssigneeAirbus France
InventorsFranck Artini, Jean-Pierre Demortier, Christophe Bouchet, François Barre
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Abstract
A flight control indicator for an aircraft includes a central unit that determines a change of vertical or lateral trajectory. A display, which may present a first indicator of a next vertical change and a second indicator of a next lateral change, presents the one of the first and second indicators indicating the change of trajectory which is closest from the current position of the aircraft.
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A flight control indicator for an aircraft which is guided along a flight trajectory which comprises:
- a vertical trajectory comprising a plurality of successive vertical segments, which are rectilinear and each represents a particular slope;
- and
- a lateral trajectory comprising a plurality of successive lateral branches, which are rectilinear and represent a particular course,
- which indicator comprises:
- a central unit able to determine any change of trajectory corresponding to a vertical change which represents a change of vertical segment or a lateral change which represents a change of lateral branch;
- and
- a display:
- which is able to present, on at least one viewing screen:
- at least one first indicator indicating at least one next vertical change;
- and
- at least one second indicator indicating at least one next lateral change;
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- which is formed in such a way as to present at least one of said first and second indicators, namely the one indicating the change of trajectory which is closest, from the current position of the aircraft.
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