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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
May. 30, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Samantha A. Schwartz, Castle Pines, CO (US);
Andreas Godehart, Dreieichenhain, DE;
Nils Kneuper, Bergkamen, DE;
Andre Lutz, Erzhausen, DE;
Mariusz Nawotczynski, Gdansk, PL;
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2011.01); G06G 7/70 (2006.01); G06G 7/76 (2006.01); B64D 45/00 (2006.01); B64D 37/00 (2006.01); B64D 43/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 45/00 (2013.01); B64D 37/005 (2013.01); B64D 43/00 (2013.01); G05D 1/00 (2013.01); B64D 2045/0075 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for predicting fuel for an aircraft. Remaining amounts of fuel that will be present for types of fuel use for the aircraft at a destination are predicted. Flight times for the types of fuel use are calculated from the remaining amounts of fuel predicted for the types of fuel use for the aircraft at the destination. Graphical indicators are displayed indicating the types of fuel use and the flight times for the types of fuel use.