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Method and apparatus for guiding an aircraft through a cluster of hazardous areas

US6744382B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateApr 19, 2002
Grant dateJun 1, 2004
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Expiry dateNov 25, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01C23/005
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus and method for displaying weather and other hazard information to a pilot with additional content which helps a pilot avoid no-fly-zones and to prepare a new flight path through a group of widely scattered thunderstorms. The display shows a no-fly-zone around the storm and the no-fly-zone is depicted differently, depending upon variables, such as distance from the aircraft, velocity of the storm being tracked and others.

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