The Boeing Company

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

Bechara J Mallouk

John Wiedemann

Jean Marie Crane

Sherwin S Chen

Thomas Todd Griffith

David Paul Eggold

Sean J Flannigan

Donald J Whalen

William Milo Bresley

Wayne R Jones

Steven L Fleiger-Holmes

John David Anderson

Charles J Bagge

Bruce P Samuels

Jeffery S Harrigan

Marisa R Jenkins

Michael Gian Catalfamo

Kyle Gardner

A system and method for determining a predicted stopping performance of an aircraft moving on a runway. A predicted stopping force acting on the aircraft to stop the aircraft is determined by a processor unit as the aircraft is moving on the runway. A predicted deceleration of the aircraft moving on the runway is determined by the processor unit using the predicted stopping force acting on the aircraft to stop the aircraft. The predicted stopping performance of the aircraft on the runway is determined by the processor unit using the predicted deceleration of the aircraft.

Aircraft stopping performance display and warning

A method, apparatus, and computer program product for displaying information about runways. A runway for an aircraft is identified when the aircraft is within a selected distance of the runway. A number of graphical indicators are displayed on a display in a flight deck. The number of graphical indicators corresponds to a number of features of the runway present in a field of view for an eye reference point in the flight deck.

Perspective runway system

The present invention is a flight management system with precision merging that may determine a rejoin turn location based upon a heading to allow proper spacing between an aircraft and an identified target aircraft. The flight management system may monitor for deviation from assigned airspace, winds, turn radius and desired airport speed profile for the approach to further refine a turn-back location. Advantageously, a delay in landing of the target aircraft may not affect the landing approach of other aircraft. This may result in more accurate spacing between aircraft which are closer to the allowed separation minima and may provide an increase in capacity especially in high-density areas.

Flight management system with precision merging

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Mukilteo, WA, United States of America

Bechara J Mallouk