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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2016
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Geun Il Kim, Bellevue, WA (US);
Kevin Patrick Corbett, Bothell, WA (US);
Frank DiGiovanni, Brier, WA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An improved system for updating a flight management system of an aircraft is described. A flight management system is configured to execute an operation. The flight management system can comprise a storage device storing thereon a database. The database is configured to store data usable by the flight management system to execute the operation and receive updates to the database that pertain to the operation executed by the flight management system. The updated database enables updating of the operation without updating the operational software of the flight management system.