System and methods for on-board pre-flight aircraft dispatching
First Claim
1. A system for on-board dispatching of an aircraft, comprising:
- a flight dispatching apparatus positioned within the aircraft that is configured to perform one or more of the following flight dispatching tasks on-board the aircraft;
preparing a weight and balance plan, preparing a fuel burn plan, preparing a flight plan, and preparing a flight dispatch release; and
a communications apparatus positioned within the aircraft and operatively coupled to the flight dispatching apparatus, the communications apparatus being configured to exchange wireless signals between the flight dispatching apparatus and one or more ground-based facilities.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing pre-flight dispatching are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system for on-board dispatching of an aircraft includes a flight dispatching apparatus positioned within the aircraft that is configured to perform one or more flight dispatching tasks. A communications apparatus is configured to exchange wireless signals between the dispatching apparatus and one or more ground-based facilities. In another embodiment, a method of dispatching an aircraft includes designating a person to perform predetermined dispatching tasks, and establishing a wireless data connection between the aircraft and at least one ground-based facility. Information obtained from the at least one ground-based facility is then processed to perform the one or more dispatching tasks, and at least a portion of the processed information is communicated to the at least one ground-based facility using the wireless data connection.
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1. A system for on-board dispatching of an aircraft, comprising:
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a flight dispatching apparatus positioned within the aircraft that is configured to perform one or more of the following flight dispatching tasks on-board the aircraft;
preparing a weight and balance plan, preparing a fuel burn plan, preparing a flight plan, and preparing a flight dispatch release; anda communications apparatus positioned within the aircraft and operatively coupled to the flight dispatching apparatus, the communications apparatus being configured to exchange wireless signals between the flight dispatching apparatus and one or more ground-based facilities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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- 7. A method comprising using a computer and communications system, both onboard an aircraft, to share flight dispatching tasks with a main dispatch center (MDC), the tasks performed on-board the aircraft including at least one of preparing a weight and balance plan, preparing a fuel burn plan, preparing a flight plan, and preparing a flight dispatch release.
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13. An aerospace vehicle, comprising:
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a fuselage having at least one internal compartment; and
;a flight dispatching apparatus positioned within the at least one internal compartment, the flight dispatching apparatus comprising; a dispatching workstation operable to perform selected pre-flight dispatching tasks aboard the aircraft, the tasks including preparing at least one of a weight and balance plan, a fuel burn plan, a flight plan, and a flight dispatch release; and a communications transceiver coupled to the dispatching workstation and configured to communicate with one or more ground-based facilities. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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