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Method and device for determining an aircraft landing delay margin

US8165735B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 3, 2008
Grant dateApr 24, 2012
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Expiry dateFeb 4, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05D1/0676
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method to assist in the landing of an airplane in its final flight phase, following a current approach path toward a runway, includes determining at a given flight point, a landing delay margin, called MRAmax, corresponding to an estimated delay during which the braking actions must be undertaken, after the wheels touch down, to enable the airplane to stop on the runway. A device includes equipment for acquiring parameters necessary to perform the method of assisting the landing of the airplane, a computer to determine the landing delay margin MRAmax from the parameters, and a display for presenting the information to alert the crew.

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