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Flight simulator

Assignee: International Standard Electric Corp
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Filing: 1964-02-06
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Granted: 1966-08-30
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Expires: 1984-02-06
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Saxon M Poole
  • 👤 Guy L H Herondelle

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 13:06
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09B; G09B9/00; G09B9/02; G09B9/08; G09B9/30; G09B9/305

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 112 words
A FLIGHT SIMULATOR FOR A PILOT IN TRAINING COMPRISING A CELEASTIAL DOME AND A SCENIC REPRESENTATION OF LAND AND SEA, MEANS FOR MOVING SAID CELESTIAL DOME WITH RESPECT TO SAID SCENIC REPRESENTATION A TELEVISION CAMERA, A RECEIVER, MEANS COUPLING THE OUTPUT OF SAID CAMERA TO SAID RECEIVER, A SCREEN DISPOSED BEFORE THE PILOT TO PROJECT THE IMAGE OBTAINED BEFORE THE PILOT TO PROJECT THE ALONG TWO COORDINATE AXES X AND Z, WHERE Z REPRESENTS THE ALTITUDE, AND MEANS TO SHIFT A RUNWAY MODEL ALONG THE THIRD ORTHOGONAL AXIS Y REPRESENTING THE DIRECTION OF THE RUNWAY AXIS, WHEREBY THERE IS EFFECTED A RELATIVE MODEL-TO-CAMERA MOTION HAVING A SIMILARITY WITH THE RELATIVE RUNWAY-TO-PILOT MOTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 112 words
A FLIGHT SIMULATOR FOR A PILOT IN TRAINING COMPRISING A CELEASTIAL DOME AND A SCENIC REPRESENTATION OF LAND AND SEA, MEANS FOR MOVING SAID CELESTIAL DOME WITH RESPECT TO SAID SCENIC REPRESENTATION A TELEVISION CAMERA, A RECEIVER, MEANS COUPLING THE OUTPUT OF SAID CAMERA TO SAID RECEIVER, A SCREEN DISPOSED BEFORE THE PILOT TO PROJECT THE IMAGE OBTAINED BEFORE THE PILOT TO PROJECT THE ALONG TWO COORDINATE AXES X AND Z, WHERE Z REPRESENTS THE ALTITUDE, AND MEANS TO SHIFT A RUNWAY MODEL ALONG THE THIRD ORTHOGONAL AXIS Y REPRESENTING THE DIRECTION OF THE RUNWAY AXIS, WHEREBY THERE IS EFFECTED A RELATIVE MODEL-TO-CAMERA MOTION HAVING A SIMILARITY WITH THE RELATIVE RUNWAY-TO-PILOT MOTION.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-08-29 1970-02-28 1970-08-30 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-08-29 1974-02-28 1974-08-30 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-08-29 1978-02-28 1978-08-30 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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