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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2014
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Adam M. Thoreen, Lake Stevens, WA (US);
Joshua J. Baer, Shoreline, WA (US);
Peter N. Wyckoff, Everett, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A system for displaying guidance aids to a crew for ground obstacle avoidance, particularly wingtip clearance. Perspective areas are drawn representing the current locations of the wingtips over the ground and predicted locations out into the future for a specified time or a specified distance. A flight crew may use these displayed guidance aids to determine the proximity of any perceived threat to the airplane. This capability addresses the costly problem of wingtip/airplane ground collisions. The graphical cue systems are specifically targeted toward aircraft that have a large wing span/size and/or folding wingtips.