Safety system for visual flight references system

• US 5,971,318 A
• Filed: 02/14/1997
• Issued: 10/26/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tony Lustre
• Original Assignee: Tony Lustre
• Inventors: Lustre, Tony
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuchlinski, Jr., William A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hernandez, Olga
• Application Number:
  US08/800,615
• Time in Patent Office: 984 Days
• Field of Search: 701/3, 701/14, 701/16, 701/206, 244/1 R, 244/118.1, 244/121, 244/118.5, 244/119, 180/321, 180/322, 180/325
• US Class Current: 244/1.00R
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 9/085 Special purpose teaching, e.g. alighting on water, aerial photography

Abstract

A safety system for visual flight reference system for simulating the geography around an airplane during the landing and the take-off under zero visibility conditions. The inventive device includes a display screen, a keyboard, a hold-down bracket and a central processing unit.

Claims

1. A safety system for visual flight references system for mounting to a dash of an airplane having a pair of controls, the safety system comprising:

a central processing unit electrically connected to a plurality of instruments within an airplane and constantly reading said instruments;

a keyboard electrically connected to said central processing unit allowing a pilot to enter information into said central processing unit;

a display screen pivotally attached to said keyboard and electrically connected to said central processing unit to display to said pilot a surrounding geography without undesirable weather conditions present to interfere with said pilot'"'"'s vision; and

wherein said keyboard is positionable between horizontal planes extending through pivot axes of steering yokes of said airplane.

2. The safety system of claim 1, including a hold-down bracket for adjustably securing said keyboard to a dash within said airplane.

3. The safety system of claim 2, wherein said hold-down bracket comprises:

a T-rail secured to said dash traversely to a longitudinal axis of said airplane;

a pair of C-brackets secured to opposite sides of said keyboard and slidably engaging said T-rail; and

a pair of winged end screws threadably projecting through said pair of C-brackets for tightening said C-bracket to said T-rail for preventing movement of said keyboard.

4. A safety system for visual flight references system comprising:

an airplane having a cockpit having a dash and control panel, said control panel having two sets of controls including a pair of steering yokes;

a central processing unit electrically connected to a plurality of instruments of an airplane and constantly reading said instruments;

a keyboard electrically connected to said central processing unit allowing a pilot to enter information into said central processing unit;

a display screen pivotally attached to said keyboard and electrically connected to said central processing unit to display to said pilot a surrounding geography without undesirable weather conditions present to interfere with said pilot'"'"'s vision;

a hold-down bracket for adjustably securing said keyboard to said dash of said airplane, wherein said keyboard is positionable between horizontal planes extending through pivot axes of said yokes;

a T-rail secured to said dash traversely to a longitudinal axis of said airplane;

a pair of C-brackets secured to opposite sides of said keyboard and slidably engaging said T-rail such that said keyboard is positionable along said T-rail;

wherein a length of said T-rail is defined between opposite ends thereof, said length of said T-rail being less than a distance between horizontal planes extending through pivot axes of said steering yokes; and

a pair of winged end screws threadably projecting through said pair of C-brackets for tightening said C-bracket to said T-rail for preventing movement of said keyboard.