Apparatus and method for aircraft display and control
US5978715A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0808
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An aircraft flight deck includes a primary flight display device and a combined autopilot/autothrottle controller. The controller is mounted on the flight panel below the windshield in a vertical line with the primary flight display. A thumb-activated multiaxis control switch is mounted on the control yoke and operates exclusively to adjust a preselected trajectory commanded to the autopilot when moved leftfright or fore/aft. Depressing the switch in a vertical axis in a position generates an ENABLE signal to activate the commanded preselected trajectory.
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