TOPOGRAPHIC MAP DISPLAY DEVICE FOR AIRCRAFT

摘要

The invention relates to a display device which is used to display a 2D topographic map corresponding to terrain sections having an essentially-horizontal profile (71, 72, 73, 81, 82, 83), said sections being referenced in relation to an absolute altitude that is greater than that of the highest surrounding terrain configuration, which is known as the MSAEDGE safety altitude (24) and which is deduced from the minimum safety altitudes of points of the zone through which the aircraft is most likely to pass during an emergency descent.