US Patent 11262211 System and method for 3D flight path display

The invention relates to a display for 3D aircraft visualisation and flight path features. The display system is for use on the flight deck of an aircraft and comprises a display operable for graphical display of data, and a processor operatively coupled to the display and configured to receive terrain data from at least a terrain data base, flight plan data from a source of navigational data, and aircraft position data from one or more aircraft sensors. The processor is configured to operate the display to display a representation of the flight plan on the display screen, display a representation of the terrain proximate the flight plan representation, and display a representation of the aircraft relative to the flight plan and the terrain.