Timothy W Paul

US Patent:

20130002453, Jan 3, 2013

Filed:

Jun 30, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/173120

Inventors:

Timothy Donal Paul Burns - Richmond Hill GA, US
Dashiell Matthews Kolbe - Grand Rapids MI, US
Norman Leonard Ovens - Grand Rapids MI, US

Assignee:

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

G01C 23/00

US Classification:

340971

Abstract:

A flight deck for an aircraft having a first display associated with a first pilot and displaying a first image comprising a first set of flight information for the first pilot and a second display associated with a second pilot and displaying a second image comprising a second set of flight information for the second pilot. The second display is a dual-view display simultaneously generating a third image along with the second image, with the second image viewable by the second pilot, but not the first pilot, the third image viewable by the first pilot, but not the second pilot, and the third image containing a subset of information from the second set of flight information.

US Patent:

20130002454, Jan 3, 2013

Filed:

Jun 30, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/174246

Inventors:

Timothy Donal Paul Burns - Richmond Hill GA, US
Dashiell Matthews Kolbe - Grand Rapids MI, US
Norman Leonard Ovens - Grand Rapids MI, US

Assignee:

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

G01C 21/00

US Classification:

340975, 340979

Abstract:

A method of operating an aircraft comprising a cockpit with a flight deck having at least one flight display, a pilot's seat facing the flight deck, and a synthetic vision system producing a synthetic image for displaying on the at least one flight display.

US Patent:

20130238173, Sep 12, 2013

Filed:

Mar 7, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/413944

Inventors:

Timothy Donal Paul Burns - Richmond Hill GA, US
Aaron James Gannon - Anthem AZ, US
Dashiell Matthews Kolbe - Grand Rapids MI, US
Darrin Walter Wargacki - West Chester OH, US
Gerhard Walter Moeller - Goshen OH, US

Assignee:

GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLC - Grand Rapids MI

International Classification:

G05D 1/00

US Classification:

701 15

Abstract:

Methods of illustrating one or more derated takeoffs of an aircraft on a runway where such illustrations are on a flight display in a cockpit of the aircraft and are based on various information and may allow pilots to make more accurate decisions related to derated takeoffs and full thrust takeoffs of the aircraft.