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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
Joseph J. Cox, Portland, OR (US);
Isaiah W. Cox, London, GB;
Jan Vana, Prague, CZ;
Michael Spillias, Leesburg, VA (US);
Joseph Goldman, Pikesville, MD (US);
Joseph J. Cox, Portland, OR (US);
Isaiah W. Cox, London, GB;
Jan Vana, Prague, CZ;
Michael Spillias, Leesburg, VA (US);
Joseph Goldman, Pikesville, MD (US);
Borealis Technical Limited, Gibraltar, GI;
Abstract
A cockpit control system and method for efficiently controlling ground travel in an aircraft equipped with an engine-free electric taxi system are provided. The cockpit control system is configured with a display that provides a maximum amount of information during aircraft ground movement with a minimal amount of input from and distraction to pilots or cockpit crew to facilitate essentially hands free operation and control of aircraft ground travel. System test and drive procedures ensure safe aircraft ground travel with the engine-free electric taxi system. Constant pilot hand or other input is not required to achieve safe and maximally efficient aircraft ground travel powered by the aircraft's engine-free electric taxi system or, under selected defined conditions, by the aircraft's engines to achieve this maximum efficiency. The system may further be designed to be uninterruptible by unauthorized persons.