Airbus France

Airbus Corporation

Airbus Operations (s.a.s.)

Airbus Operations Gmbh

François Barre

Vincent Markiton

Franck Artini

Jean-Pierre Demortier

Christophe Bouchet

Edward Strongman

Stéphane Dattler

Romain Merat

Adrien Ott

Melanie Morel

Armelle Seillier

Fabien Joyeux

Disclosed is a method and device, which provide an enhanced ability to monitor the navigation of an aircraft during a phase of flight in which the aircraft is close to the ground in which the aircraft uses positional information supplied by a satellite positioning system for the navigation. A display screen is used to display a first characteristic sign representing a selected setpoint value for a height parameter of the aircraft. The display screen also displays a second characteristic sign representing a current auxiliary value expressed in the form of an achievable height parameter. An alert is emitted when the second characteristic sign is determined to be within a predetermined height value of the first characteristic sign, and the alert is shown in visual format on the display screen. An alarm is also emitted following a predetermined time after the alert is emitted, if the setpoint value is not replaced by a new setpoint value.

Method and device for monitoring the ability to navigate of an aircraft during a phase of flight close to the ground

An aircraft guidance system defines a main approach path and a corrected approach path, which has an extra vertical margin related to the ground over which the craft is flying as compared with a main approach path representing a category-1 precision approach. The guidance system guides the aircraft following the corrected approach path.

Method and device for assisting the flying of an aircraft during an autonomous approach

A device to assist in an independent piloting of an aircraft at least in a descent phase includes a unit to determine a descent axis which assists a pilot in flying from a safe altitude to a decision height, the descent axis being secured relative to the ground being flown over, and a guidance system to assist in the guiding of the aircraft along said descent axis in a descent phase.

Method and device to assist in the piloting of an aircraft

A flight control indicator for an aircraft includes a central unit that determines a change of vertical or lateral trajectory. A display, which may present a first indicator of a next vertical change and a second indicator of a next lateral change, presents the one of the first and second indicators indicating the change of trajectory which is closest from the current position of the aircraft.

Flight control indicator for an aircraft

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Plaisance du Touch, France

François Barre