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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2013
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Charles Eric Covington, Colleyville, TX (US);
Brian E. Tucker, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Thomas B. Priest, North Richland Hills, TX (US);
David A. Platz, North Richland Hills, TX (US);
James M. McCollough, Arlington, TX (US);
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Abstract
The present application relates to a system and method for providing real-time indications of economic impact of aircraft operations to an aircraft operator. The system and method allow the aircraft operator to reduce economic impact during flight of the aircraft. Such an analysis and cue to the aircraft operator allows the operator to make real-time changes during flight to reduce damage of life-limited aircraft components, thereby reducing the economic impact of aircraft operation that is directly associated with maintenance and component replacement. The system and method can also include pre-flight and post-flight analysis methods for reduction of economic impact of flight operations.