A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING AIRDROP PARAMETERS FOR A DYNAMIC DROP ZONE

• Main Authors: KANAGARAJAN, Sivakumar, PARRAS, Gerald, K, Sreenivasan Govindillam
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 24.04.2019
• Subjects: AIRCRAFT; ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; CONTROLLING; COSMONAUTICS; EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLYING SUITS; PARACHUTES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; REGULATING; SIGNALLING; SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES; TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS; TRANSPORTING

Methods and systems are provided for automatically adjusting aircraft performance parameters for use on an airdrop. The method comprises establishing and transmitting initial dimensions for a drop zone from a ground element to a flight management system (FMS) of an in-flight cargo aircraft via a sec...