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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2017
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Geun Il Kim, Woodinville, WA (US);
Roy S. Alcantara, Seattle, WA (US);
Steven J. Moskalik, Seattle, WA (US);
Monica S. Alcabin, Seattle, WA (US);
Caroline Klein, Bothell, WA (US);
Yian Guan, Edmonds, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A flight management system which is capable of monitoring changes in airplane characteristics. The flight management system is configured with a datalink management function that enables the uploading of updated performance table data from a ground station via a datalink. Upon receipt of updated aerodynamic and propulsion performance data via the datalink, the flight management system creates or updates a set of airplane performance tables or curves in a database which can be utilized to compute more accurate flight profile and trip prediction parameters, such as estimated time of arrival and predicted fuel consumption quantity.