US Patent:
20140049407, Feb 20, 2014
Inventors:
Robert Edward Voros - Andover KS, US
International Classification:
B64D 47/02
US Classification:
340963, 362 2301, 362 2307, 340971
Abstract:
A system and method for illuminating one or more sidestick controllers within a cockpit of an aircraft is described. In some embodiments, the system includes a sidestick controller having lighting components that display lighting behaviors representing the movement and/or control of an aircraft. In some embodiments, the system illuminates various different lighting components on a sidestick controller based on information received from aircraft control systems, cockpit lighting systems, and other systems associated with an aircraft.
