Method and System for Assisting in the Landing or the Decking of a Light Aircraft
First Claim
1. A method for assisting in the landing or the decking of a manned aircraft, the aircraft being of the engine-powered light aircraft type suitable for visual flight, the method being implemented by a system comprising a device on the ground for locating the aircraft, comprising at least one sensor and a reference beacon, the aircraft having an onboard sensor sending signals asynchronously to the device on the ground, the method comprising at least the following steps:
- the locating device on the ground uses signals sent by the sender to determine the position and/or the movement of the aircraft;
said device transmits the previously determined aircraft position and/or movement data to the aircraft;
display means in the aircraft or radio communication means in the aircraft show the pilot of the aircraft at least some of said data to assist in the landing or the decking.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and a system for assisting in the landing or the decking of a light aircraft, the method being implemented by a system comprising a device on the ground for locating the aircraft, the aircraft having an onboard signal sender, the method comprising at least the following steps: the locating device on the ground uses signals sent by the sender to determine the position and/or movement of the aircraft; said device transmits the previously determined aircraft position and/or movement data to the aircraft; display means show at least some of said data made accessible to the pilot of the aircraft. The invention applies in particular to the field of civil light aeronautics, notably for facilitating the landing of pleasure aeroplanes, small transport aeroplanes and helicopters.
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1. A method for assisting in the landing or the decking of a manned aircraft, the aircraft being of the engine-powered light aircraft type suitable for visual flight, the method being implemented by a system comprising a device on the ground for locating the aircraft, comprising at least one sensor and a reference beacon, the aircraft having an onboard sensor sending signals asynchronously to the device on the ground, the method comprising at least the following steps:
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the locating device on the ground uses signals sent by the sender to determine the position and/or the movement of the aircraft; said device transmits the previously determined aircraft position and/or movement data to the aircraft; display means in the aircraft or radio communication means in the aircraft show the pilot of the aircraft at least some of said data to assist in the landing or the decking. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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- 7. A system for assisting in the landing or the decking of a manned aircraft, the aircraft being of the engine-powered light aircraft type suitable for visual flight, the system comprising a device on the ground for locating the aircraft provided with a sensor and a reference beacon, the system further comprising at least one onboard sender sending signals asynchronously from the device on the ground, means for transmitting data from the locating device to the aircraft, and, in the cockpit of the aircraft, means for displaying said data transmitted to the aircraft.
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