SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING A FLIGHT PLAN
First Claim
1. A flight planning system for producing a flight plan for an aircraft, comprising:
- (a) a flight management system; and
(b) a flight plan manager for constructing the flight plan in accordance with static information obtained by said flight plan manager from said flight management system.
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Abstract
A flight planning system includes one or more flight management system and a flight plan manager that constructs a flight plan according to static information from the flight management system. A flight management system that also constructs flight plans includes a flight plan manager that constructs a flight plan according to information stored in the flight management system. In constructing the flight plan, either flight management system may compute values of flight plan parameters, such as PNR, PET, ETOPS and LROPS, based on dynamic information related to the flight. On the ground, one of either type of flight management system is selected from a plurality thereof for producing a flight plan for a respective aircraft or aircraft model.
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25 Claims
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1. A flight planning system for producing a flight plan for an aircraft, comprising:
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(a) a flight management system; and (b) a flight plan manager for constructing the flight plan in accordance with static information obtained by said flight plan manager from said flight management system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A flight management system comprising:
(a) a flight plan manager for constructing a flight plan in accordance with information stored within the flight management system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of producing a flight plan for a flight, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing, to a flight management system, dynamic information related to the flight; and (b) computing a respective value of at least one parameter of the flight plan, by said flight management system, based at least in part on said dynamic information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of producing a flight plan for an aircraft, comprising the steps of:
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(a) operationally coupling a flight plan manager to a plurality of flight management systems, each said flight management system being for a different respective aircraft set; (b) selecting, by said flight plan manager, from among said flight management systems, one said flight management system whose respective aircraft set includes the aircraft; and (c) producing the flight plan, by said flight plan manager, in accordance with information obtained by said flight plan manager from said one flight management system. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A method of producing a flight plan for an aircraft, comprising the steps of:
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(a) operationally coupling a shared front end to a plurality of flight planning systems, each said flight planning system being for a different respective aircraft set; (b) selecting, by said shared front end, from among said flight planning systems, one said flight planning system whose respective aircraft set includes the aircraft; and (c) producing the flight plan, by a flight plan manager of said one flight planning system. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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