Rockwell Collins, Inc.

Madhu S Niraula

Lori J Sipper

Curtis W Talbott

Kimm M Epperson

Matthew J Carrico

Douglas A Bell

A flight phase stability indicator system and method for generating and presenting stability indicator(s) are disclosed. A processor receives flight phase data representative of an identification of a current operational flight phase; receives navigation data comprised of aircraft position, a planned flight trajectory, and runway data if runway data is needed for the current operational flight phase; determines stability data representative of a stability of the current operational flight phase based upon at least the navigation data; generates presentation data responsive to the determination and representative of the flight phase stability indicator and/or presentation(s) of flight phase stability; and presents the indicator represented in the presentation data on or through a presentation unit comprised of a visual display, aural advisory unit, and/or tactile advisory unit.

Flight phase stability indicator system and method

An aircraft with Internet based communication includes a plurality of communication radios and a processing circuit. The plurality of communication radios are configured to communicate with a ground message manager. The processing circuit is configured to receive a message from a system of the aircraft and encapsulate the received messages into a transport layer segment. The processing circuit is further configured to encapsulate the transport layer segment into an Internet layer packet and add a protocol identifier to the Internet layer packet, the protocol identifier indicating to the ground message manager that the Internet layer packet is an Internet based message. The processing circuit is configured to send the Internet layer packet to the ground message manager via the plurality of communication radios.

Systems and methods for Internet based aircraft communication

Methods and systems for providing event driven vehicle position reporting are disclosed. For example, if a conventional communication system normally utilized by the vehicle for position reporting is turned off, behaving abnormally or otherwise disabled, methods and systems in accordance with the present disclosure may provide supplemental means and capabilities to continue vehicle position reporting. Furthermore, in certain embodiments, the supplemental reporting systems are configured so that they cannot be turned off or disabled.

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Cedar Rapids, IA, United States of America

Madhu S Niraula