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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 1993
Filed:
Mar. 16, 1992
James K Worden, Glendale, AZ (US);
John C Todd, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Gerald B Jones, Jr, Glendale, AZ (US);
Honeywell Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A moving altitude tape for a flight instrument display adapted to provide intuitive visual cues for determining deviation from a desired altitude. A window incorporates a digital altitude readout and a pointer index which is aligned with calibration marks on the altitude tape. In use the tape exhibits a motion in accordance with deviations in altitude of the aircraft and displays a vernier indication of such deviations with respect to the reference index. The tape further includes indicia associated with the reference index for defining predetermined increments of altitude deviation in accordance with commonly commanded altitudes, and a further pointer indicative of actual altitude deviation from a preset altitude.