Development of flight planning computers, planning techniques, and central flight planning weather facility; method of optimum track selection used by United Air Lines in flight planning long range flights for jet transport DC-8; use of Bendix 6-15D digital computer capable of defining performance limitations of aircraft involved and selecting best available altitude within framework of ARTC limitations; data input to computer; sample input data sheet prepared by meteorologist is shown.


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    Title :

    Electronic computer for optimum flight plan determination


    Additional title:

    SAE -- Paper


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    SAE Meeting ; 1960 Computer applications



    Publication date :

    1960


    Size :

    7 pages


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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