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 alert pilots and prevent tail strike scenarios during takeoff or landing.
- The system uniquely uses angle-of-attack (AOA) relative to ground proximity, rather than pitch guidance, and can predict threats on sloped runways without increasing pilot workload.
- Tail strikes pose a significant risk, causing major and often hard-to-detect structural damage to aircraft, especially larger ones with stretched fuselages.
- While patented, the system awaits certification; once approved, it will be made available for any type of aircraft.
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