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Primary flight display system having a vertical linear altimeter

US5136301A · kind A · utility

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23Claims
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Filing dateAug 30, 1989
Grant dateAug 4, 1992
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Expiry dateAug 30, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01C23/00
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A primary flight display having a vertically oriented linear scale format altimeter therein which includes a non-numbered coarse tape-like image area, for displaying markings relating to altitude and a fine scale tape-like image area juxtaposed with said coarse tape-like image area said fine scale image area for displaying numerals in vertical translational movement and a central current altimeter reading with at least part of the reading disposed about said coarse scale image area.

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