Communications: electrical – Condition responsive indicating system – Specific condition
Patent
1999-09-16
2000-11-28
Lee, Benjamin C.
Communications: electrical
Condition responsive indicating system
Specific condition
340584, 340602, 340611, 701 14, 364420, 364434, 364443, G01N 100
Patent
active
061541435
ABSTRACT:
A meteorological information system useable by aircraft pilots and others. A receiver-calculator unit receives raw meteorological data and site-specific physical data from a ground-based weather station having a signal transmitter for broadcasting signals conveying data about weather conditions at the station. The transmitted raw data signals are received by the receiver-calculator unit in the aircraft. The receiver-calculator unit may feature an input with which the operator inputs information about the physical character, such as the heading, of the runway of interest. The receiver-calculator unit processes both received raw weather data and received site-specific physical data, and/or operator-input data, to derive additional meteorological information. The raw and derived weather conditions information is displayed by the unit to be available to the aircraft pilot during landing or take-off maneuvers. Optionally, the apparatus uses known algorithms for determining aircraft performance characteristics to process raw and derived weather and site-specific data to determine the relative safety of proposed aircraft maneuvers, such as take-off.
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Baker Rod D.
Belfort Instrument, Inc.
Lee Benjamin C.
Nguyen Phung
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