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Primary flight display with tactical 3-D display including three view slices

  • US 6,690,299 B1
  • Filed: 01/12/1998
  • Issued: 02/10/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/12/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A situational awareness-imparting display of a type and size to be used as a primary flight display for an aircraft, said display comprising:

  • a first display field for providing display indicia representative of airspeed, attitude, altitude, and heading of an aircraft; and

    a second display field for providing display indicia representative of position and flight path of an aircraft wherein said display indicia representative of position and flight path of an aircraft is shown on a three-dimensional map wherein said second display field comprises a generally rectangular and generally centrally located area for providing display indicia representative of position and flight path of an aircraft wherein said display indicia representative of position and flight path of an aircraft is formatted to give a three-dimensional illusion of depth, wherein said generally rectangular and generally centrally located area is bounded on three sides by a first view slice display area, a second view slice display area, and a third view slice display area, said first, second, and third view slice display area for providing two-dimensional display indicia representative of the position and surroundings of an aircraft relative to aircraft position and heading.

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