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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2006
William L. Goodman, Coupeville, WA (US);
Thomas Imrich, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Syed T. Shafaat, Everett, WA (US);
William L. Goodman, Coupeville, WA (US);
Thomas Imrich, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Syed T. Shafaat, Everett, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
The invention discloses differing embodiments of methods, aircraft, and apparatus for determining the landing conditions of a runway. In one embodiment, braking data may be collected from an aircraft which has landed on the runway; a braking performance measurement of the aircraft may be calculated based on the braking data; and a normalized braking performance measurement may be determined based on the braking performance measurement. The invention may be utilized to predict the expected braking performance of various types of aircraft on the runway. The invention may provide landing performance information to a broad host of users, and/or may be used as a basis for the development of a new aviation standard for the reporting of runway braking action.