White Plains, New York-based Safe Flight Instrument Corporation has patented a system that can alert pilots and help them avoid tail strike scenarios. The “Tailstrike Warning System” relates angle-of-attack rather than pitch guidance to ground proximity. The system also helps predict a tail strike threat in the case of a sloped runway. Because the warning system relates to AOA, it can be incorporated with existing systems and won’t increase the pilot’s workload.
Safe Flight Patents Tailstrike Warning System
Key Takeaways:
- Safe Flight Instrument Corporation has patented a "Tailstrike Warning System" designed to help pilots avoid tail strike scenarios during takeoff or landing.
- The system uses angle-of-attack (AOA) guidance related to ground proximity, can account for sloped runways, and is designed to integrate with existing systems without increasing pilot workload.
- This technology aims to prevent major, often hard-to-detect structural damage to aircraft, especially larger ones with stretched fuselages, caused by tail strikes.
- While patented, the system has not yet been certified; once certified, it will be available for all types of aircraft.
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