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METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING A FLIGHT PLAN OF AN AIRCRAFT

  • US 20080027629A1
  • Filed: 07/26/2007
  • Published: 01/31/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of displaying a flight plan of an aircraft, according to which method:

  • the flight plan of the aircraft is determined, comprising a plurality of successive waypoints (3);

    at least one main page (7) comprising at least part of a set of indications (8) which illustrates said flight plan is presented on at least one viewing screen (6) of the aircraft, this set of indications (8) making it possible to identify said waypoints (3) and providing additional information (9, 10, 11) relating to these waypoints (3);

    means (12) making it possible to scroll said set of indications (8) presented on the viewing screen (6) are made available to an operator;

    for each of said waypoints (3), a flight phase which is associated with this waypoint (3) is determined; and

    a plurality of indication means (20), associated with said set of indications (8), is moreover presented on said viewing screen (6), each of said indication means (20) being such that;

    it comprises an identification zone (19) which designates a particular flight phase; and

    said identification zone (19) is positioned on the viewing screen (6) alongside one or more waypoints (3) which form part of the flight phase designated by this identification zone (19) so that, with each waypoint (3) of the flight plan is associated the corresponding flight phase, wherein;

    the identification zone (19) of each of said indication means (20) is of interactive type so that, when this identification zone (19) is activated, the viewing screen (6) replaces said main page (7) with a flight phase page which provides information about the particular flight phase designated by said identification zone (19); and

    means (16) making it possible to activate an identification zone (19) are made available to an operator.

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