A method for selecting a cruise phase route for an aircraft is presented. The method comprises receiving sequences of multivariate flight data from at least one prior flight and receiving a set of candidate cruise phase routes. Upcoming atmospheric conditions including at least upcoming tail winds are received for each of the set of candidate cruise phase routes. For each candidate cruise phase route, a sequence of fuel burn quantities is predicted based on the sequences of multivariate flight data and the upcoming atmospheric data. The fuel burn quantities are summed over the candidate cruise phase route to obtain an estimated fuel burn. A preferred candidate cruise phase route having a lowest estimated fuel burn is indicated.
METHODS FOR SELECTING AIRCRAFT CRUISE PHASE ROUTES
2025-05-22
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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