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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2011
Applicants:
Joseph Nutaro, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Keith Hughes, Peoria, AZ (US);
David Pepitone, Sun City West, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Joseph Nutaro, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Keith Hughes, Peoria, AZ (US);
David Pepitone, Sun City West, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A taxi method for an aircraft having a primary thrust engine taxi system and an electric taxi system is provided. The method involves obtaining aircraft and airport status data and generating therefrom taxi drive information indicative of the relative cost of taxiing the aircraft along a predetermined route using the electric taxi system versus the aircraft engine taxi system. The taxi drive index information is presented to a user.