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Aviation, terrain and weather display system

  • US 6,199,008 B1
  • Filed: 03/29/1999
  • Issued: 03/06/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/17/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer system for displaying terrain, weather and aviation information, comprising:

  • a terrain database configured to store terrain information;

    an aviation map database configured to store aviation map information;

    a weather database configured to store weather information;

    an air traffic database configured to store air traffic information;

    an airplane specific database configured to store aireplane specific information;

    a route database configured to store route information;

    an input terminal adapted to receive real-time information from a plurality of sources to update the weather database and the air traffic database; and

    a processor coupled to said input terminal, said terrain database, said aviation map database, said weather database, said air traffic database, said airplane specific database and said route database and configured to determine a position and heading of an airplane over said terrain based on said route database, to compute terrain information, weather information and aviation map information relative to said airplane, to compute flight parameters associated with said airplane using said airplane specific database, and to display flight information in a three-dimensional format including iconic representations of terrain information, weather information and air traffic information.

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