SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTING FLIGHT TIME FROM AN EQUI-DISTANCE POINT TO A REFERENCE POINT
First Claim
1. A method of a flight management system (FMS) of an aircraft for computing flight time from an equi-distance point (EDP) to a reference point for an emergency landing of the aircraft, comprising:
- receiving at least two reference points for landing the aircraft upon an occurrence of an emergency;
determining a remaining flight path for the aircraft based on a current location of the aircraft and a flight plan serviced by the flight management system;
generating the equi-distance point for the aircraft by locating a point in the remaining flight path which is equidistant from the at least two reference points; and
calculating an expected flight time of the aircraft from the equi-distance point to each of the at least two reference points based on a plurality of factors affecting the flight time of the aircraft.
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Abstract
A system and method for computing flight time from an equi-distance point (EDP) to a reference point is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of a flight management system (FMS) of an aircraft for computing flight time from an EDP to a reference point for an emergency landing of the aircraft includes receiving at least two reference points for landing the aircraft upon an occurrence of an emergency and determining a remaining flight path for the aircraft based on a current location of the aircraft and a flight plan serviced by the FMS. Further, the method includes generating the EDP for the aircraft by locating a point in the remaining flight path, and calculating an expected flight time of the aircraft from the EDP to each of the at least two reference points based on a plurality of factors affecting the flight time of the aircraft.
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1. A method of a flight management system (FMS) of an aircraft for computing flight time from an equi-distance point (EDP) to a reference point for an emergency landing of the aircraft, comprising:
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receiving at least two reference points for landing the aircraft upon an occurrence of an emergency; determining a remaining flight path for the aircraft based on a current location of the aircraft and a flight plan serviced by the flight management system; generating the equi-distance point for the aircraft by locating a point in the remaining flight path which is equidistant from the at least two reference points; and calculating an expected flight time of the aircraft from the equi-distance point to each of the at least two reference points based on a plurality of factors affecting the flight time of the aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An article, comprising:
a storage medium having instructions, that when executed by a computing platform of a flight management system (FMS) of an aircraft, result in execution of a method for computing flight time from an equi-distance point (EDP) to a reference point for an emergency landing of the aircraft, comprising; receiving at least two reference points for landing the aircraft upon an occurrence of an emergency; determining a remaining flight path for the aircraft based on a current location of the aircraft and a flight plan serviced by the flight management system; generating the equi-distance point for the aircraft by locating a point in the remaining flight path which is equidistant from the at least two reference points; and calculating an expected flight time of the aircraft from the equi-distance point to each of the at least two reference points based on a plurality of factors affecting the flight time of the aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system of a flight management system (FMS) of an aircraft for computing flight time from an equi-distance point (EDP) to a reference point for an emergency landing of the aircraft, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor and configured for storing a set of instructions, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform a method comprising; receiving at least two reference points for landing the aircraft upon an occurrence of an emergency; determining a remaining flight path for the aircraft based on a current location of the aircraft and a flight plan serviced by the flight management system; generating the equi-distance point for the aircraft by locating a point in the remaining flight path which is equidistant from the at least two reference points; and calculating an expected flight time of the aircraft from the equi-distance point to each of the at least two reference points based on a plurality of factors affecting the flight time of the aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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