US Patent 7260455 System for operating an aircraft

Patent 7260455 was granted and assigned to Airbus on August, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Airbus

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

72604550

Patent Inventor Names

Francois Kubica0

Date of Patent

August 21, 2007

Patent Application Number

107158550

Date Filed

November 19, 2003

Patent Primary Examiner

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Thu V. Nguyen

Patent abstract

A system for operating an aircraft includes a navigation computer and a flight control computer. The navigation computer receives guidance instructions and guidance parameters, and outputs automatic pilot instructions. The flight control computer receives control instructions and the automatic pilot instructions, and generates operating commands based on the automatic pilot instructions in an automatic pilot mode.