Rockwell Collins, Inc.

Shuncan Chen

Ricky J Theriault

The present invention is directed to providing takeoff rotation guidance. A takeoff rotation guidance indicator, including an aircraft reference symbol and a guidance cue, is displayed on a HUD (Head-up Display) of a HGS (Head-up Guidance System). The guidance cue is positioned in relation to the aircraft reference symbol based on a takeoff rotation pitch guidance and a takeoff rotation roll guidance. Thus, pitch and roll guidance information is simply communicated to the pilot of an aircraft. The takeoff rotation pitch guidance and the takeoff rotation roll guidance are calculated differently at different points during takeoff. In an alternative embodiment, the takeoff rotation guidance indicator includes a slip-skid symbol. The slip-skid symbol is positioned relative to aircraft reference symbol, but is displaced by the lateral acceleration of the aircraft. Thus, slip/skid guidance information is simply communicated to the pilot of an aircraft.

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Tigard, OR, United States of America

Shuncan Chen