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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2011
Filed:
May. 04, 2005
Franck Artini, Toulouse, FR;
Franck Artini, Toulouse, FR;
Airbus France, Toulouse, FR;
Abstract
Method and device for ensuring the safety of a low-altitude flight of an aircraft. The device () comprises a recording means () corresponding to an operation critical instrument for recording, during a low-altitude flight, one part at least of the lateral trajectory of the flight trajectory situated ahead of the current position of the aircraft, a monitoring means () for monitoring, during a low-altitude flight, the availability at least of said lateral trajectory, and a guidance system () for taking the aircraft up to a safe altitude, taking into account said part of the trajectory recorded by said recording means (), when said monitoring means () has detected a loss of said lateral trajectory.