Aircraft communication system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8909158
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13451941

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An aircraft communication system and corresponding method for establishing a datalink network between participating aircrafts, wherein each participating aircraft comprises a datalink transponder for sending and receiving standard communication messages (M) over a standard communication protocol; said datalink transponders are employed for establishing said datalink network using a standard communication protocol, and wherein said datalink transponders transmitting event driven messages (M) with a predefined structure identifying said messages (M) as test messages (TM) and at the same time comprising message data (MD) for establishing said datalink network, thus providing a datalink network established by transmission of solely messages (M) compliant with said standard communication protocol.

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PILATUS FLUGZEUGWERKE AGCH-6371 STANS

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cervia, Bruno Buochs, CH 5 32
Gibson, Paul Alpnachstad, CH 68 1068
Milns, Robert Buochs, CH 4 32
O'Connor, Daniel Ennetmoos, CH 32 1982

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