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Wind advisory system
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 2001 |
| Description | The present invention is a two-part wind advisory system comprising a ground station at an airfield and an airborne unit placed inside an aircraft. The ground station monitors wind conditions (wind speed, wind direction, and wind gust) at the airfield and transmits the wind conditions and an airfield ID to the airborne unit. The airborne unit identifies the airfield by comparing the received airfield ID with airfield IDs stored in a database. The airborne unit also calculates the headwind and crosswind for each runway in both directions at the airfield using the received wind conditions and runway information stored in the database. The airborne unit then determines a recommended runway for takeoff and landing operations of the aircraft based on th~ runway having the greatest headwind value and displays the airfield ID, wind conditions, and recommended runway to the pilot. Another embodiment of the present invention includes a wireless internet based airborne unit in which the airborne unit can receive the wind conditions from the ground station over the internet. |
| File Size | 412972 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20010125600 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t82k1cv51 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2001-10-30 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Instrumentation And Astrionics Wind Direction Patents Runways Display Devices Inventions Monitors Wind Velocity Internets Airports Takeoff Ground Stations Data Bases Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Patent |