公开(公告)号：US12014639B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-18

申请号：US16951896

申请日：2020-11-18

Applicant: Airbus SAS

Inventor： Imad Lebbos ,  Daniel Percy

IPC: B64F5/60 ,  G01C21/20 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G08G5/00

CPC classification number: G08G5/0039 ,  B64F5/60 ,  G01C21/20 ,  G05D1/042 ,  G05D1/104

Abstract: A process for pairing two aircraft together to save fuel. After evaluating whether two aircraft may possibly be paired together in a formation for fuel savings, the process determines new flight plans for both aircraft, allowing the second aircraft to save fuel by flying behind the first aircraft so that the second aircraft utilizes the energy of the wake vortices generated by the first aircraft. Based on the new flight plan, the process determines if there is a net trip fuel savings for the pair.