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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2020
Applicant:
Airbus Sas, Blagnac, FR;
Inventors:
Imad Lebbos, Blagnac, FR;
Daniel Percy, Blagnac, FR;
Assignee:
Airbus SAS, Blagnac, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 5/60 (2017.01); G01C 21/20 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/0039 (2013.01); B64F 5/60 (2017.01); G01C 21/20 (2013.01); G05D 1/042 (2013.01); G05D 1/104 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process for pairing two aircraft together to save fuel. After evaluating whether two aircraft may possibly be paired together in a formation for fuel savings, the process determines new flight plans for both aircraft, allowing the second aircraft to save fuel by flying behind the first aircraft so that the second aircraft utilizes the energy of the wake vortices generated by the first aircraft. Based on the new flight plan, the process determines if there is a net trip fuel savings for the pair.