Raymond D Craig

US Patent:

7930075, Apr 19, 2011

Filed:

May 2, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/743408

Inventors:

Roy S. Alcantara - Seattle WA, US
Bradley J. Fischer - Sammamish WA, US
Raymond P. Craig - Federal Way WA, US

Assignee:

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

International Classification:

G06S 7/70

US Classification:

701 15

Abstract:

A method for automatically selecting a take-off thrust for an engine of a jet powered mobile platform. A flight management computer (FMC) may be provided along with a configuration code created from a first set of information relating to operational parameters of the mobile platform. A database of information has different locations from which the mobile platform may perform a take-off operation. The FMC may be used to access the configuration code and the database to determine a specific take-off thrust that needs to be applied during the take-off operation at a specified one of the locations, as well as to determine if an operator of the mobile platform has input a command to the FMC to override automatic selection of the take-off thrust.

US Patent:

8046120, Oct 25, 2011

Filed:

Oct 21, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/909360

Inventors:

Roy S. Alcantara - Seattle WA, US
Bradley J. Fischer - Sammamish WA, US
Raymond P. Craig - Federal Way WA, US

Assignee:

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

International Classification:

G06G 7/70

US Classification:

701 15, 701 16, 340959

Abstract:

A method for automatically selecting a take-off thrust setting for an engine of a jet powered mobile platform that has a flight management computer (FMC) that makes use of a configuration code. The configuration code is provided from a first set of information relating to operational parameters of the mobile platform. A database in communication with the FMC stores information pertaining to different locations from which a take-off operation can be performed. The FMC accesses the configuration code and the database to determine a take-off thrust setting to apply during the take-off operation at a specified one of the locations. The FMC also determines if an operator has overridden an automatic selection of the take-off thrust.