INTEGRATED COMMUNICATION AND APPLICATION SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT

摘要

A method of transferring aircraft data from an aircraft to a portable electronic device entails receiving at the portable electronic device the aircraft data from a data connection with an aircraft data source without writing data back to the aircraft or from a user interface while being capable of receiving aircraft data via the data connection and executing an application on the portable electronic device using the aircraft data to present new information about the aircraft or its operating environment that is not available for display on a cockpit display but which is displayable on the portable electronic device based on the aircraft data received by the portable electronic device.

主权项

1. An integrated communication and application system for an aircraft, the system comprising:
a first tablet docked in a first cockpit holder, the first tablet being connected to power for charging the first tablet and for receiving data from a data hub; a second tablet docked in a second cockpit holder, the second tablet being connected to power for charging the second tablet and for receiving data from the data hub; and a third tablet undocked and interchangeable with the first tablet and the second tablet.