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Computerized airspace control system

  • US 4,706,198 A
  • Filed: 03/04/1985
  • Issued: 11/10/1987
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/04/1985
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An aircraft flight control system comprising:

  • (a) a plurality of region control units located at spaced ground points for controlling aircraft flying through regions of airspace;

    (b) a master control unit linked to each of said plurality of region control units for transferring flight and operation data from one region control unit to another; and

    (c) a linkage from each of said region control units to each of said aircraft in said region for transferring flight data and guidance signals to control flight of said aircraft through said region along paths formed by grids of airways disposed at fixed angles with respect to each other and at each of a plurality of flight levels.

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