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Taxi and slope landing symbology for a helicopter

US6052069A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 29, 1997
Grant dateApr 18, 2000
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Expiry dateOct 29, 2017

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

Abstract

Taxi and slope landing symbology for a helicopter having a main rotor drive shaft and a main rotor hub defining a hub moment, wherein the main rotor drive shaft and the main rotor hub have hub moment limits. The taxi and slope landing symbology comprises a first symbol for providing a symbolic representation of the hub moment limits, and a second symbol for providing a dynamic symbolic representation of the hub moment, wherein the second symbol is disposed in combination with the first symbol to provide a visual cue of the hub moment relative to the hub moment limits.

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