Device for preventing aircraft from accidentally coming into contact with the ground and obstructions in the close vicinity of airports

摘要

The invention relates to a device for preventing aircraft accidentally coming into contact with the ground and obstructions in the close vicinity of airports, the navigation electronics and flight-control electronics additionally being assigned a data-processing apparatus in which digital data on the terrain structure and obstructions in the region of the destination airport or departure airport are stored, and the flight path is extrapolated in the direction of flight and examined with the relevant data in order to detect conflict situations. A warning with an obstruction statement is displayed automatically in the event of danger. <IMAGE>