An on-board computing apparatus and associated methods that process aircraft data gathered from aircraft, such as during flight of these aircraft, to pair aircraft during at least portions of a flight route. This enables collaborative airspace management. In certain cases, paired aircraft may be controlled to fly in formation, e.g. flown to maintain a defined separation distance within two- or three-dimensional space over a given period of time. Formation flying in this manner, with pairs of lead and follower aircraft, can allow a follower aircraft to take advantage of a vortex generated by the lead aircraft.


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    Title :

    Pairing aircraft during flight


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    Publication date :

    2022-01-11


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G08G Anlagen zur Steuerung, Regelung oder Überwachung des Verkehrs , TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS



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