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Heads up displayA heads up aircraft display which allows the pilot to view the display without diverting his attention from the scene ahead is disclosed. The display is designed for use on propeller driven aircraft comprised of a radially disposed row of lamps embedded in the rear surface of a propeller. Measurements of flight data are made by conventional means and converted into digital signals. These digital signals are applied to graphic generators which control lamp drivers which in turn control lamps through slip rings. The lamps are lit at the appropriate times during each revolution of the propeller to display the flight data in graphic form to the pilot. The combination of graphic generators and radially disposed lamps embedded in an aircraft propeller enables the pilot to view the display without diverting his attention from the scene ahead.
Document ID
19840019665
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Garner, H. D.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Howell, W. E.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 4, 2013
Publication Date
June 5, 1984
Subject Category
Aircraft Instrumentation
Report/Patent Number
Patent Number: US-PATENT-4,453,163
Patent Application Number: US-PATENT-APPL-SN-383384
Patent Number: NASA-CASE-LAR-12630-1
Accession Number
84N27733
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
US-PATENT-4,453,163|NASA-CASE-LAR-12630-1
Patent Application
US-PATENT-APPL-SN-383384
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