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A system for displaying a landing/taxiing area as an aircraft approaches/taxis that landing/taxiing area. The system includes means on the landing/taxiing area that absorbs radar signals. The remainder of the landing/taxiing area reflects radar signals, and the system includes processors on board th

A system for displaying a landing/taxiing area as an aircraft approaches/taxis that landing/taxiing area. The system includes means on the landing/taxiing area that absorbs radar signals. The remainder of the landing/taxiing area reflects radar signals, and the system includes processors on board the aircraft or in the control tower for translating the signals and the lack of signals into a graphic representation of the landing/taxiing area. The representation changes as the orientation and position of the aircraft changes with respect to the landing/taxiing area. The system can include an autopilot control, head-up displays and memory systems. The system permits surface control by the tower.

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[ I claim:] [1.] An aircraft landing/taxiing guidance system comprising:A) means on a ground-located landing/taxiing area for identifying certain areas of that landing/taxiing area to an aircraft, said means including means for absorbing radar signals positioned at preselected locations on the landi

[ I claim:] [1.] An aircraft landing/taxiing guidance system comprising:A) means on a ground-located landing/taxiing area for identifying certain areas of that landing/taxiing area to an aircraft, said means including means for absorbing radar signals positioned at preselected locations on the landing/taxiing area;B) radar signal emitting means on the aircraft for transmitting radar signals toward the landing/taxiing area during a landing/taxiing, transmitted signals incident on said means for absorbing radar signals being absorbed by said means for absorbing radar signals;C) signal processing means on the aircraft for receiving radar signals reflected back to the aircraft from the landing/taxiing area and translating the lack of signals associated with the signals which have been absorbed by said means for absorbing radar signals into a perspective depiction of the landing/taxiing area, said signal processing means including means for changing the perspective depiction as the position and orientation of the aircraft changes with respect to the landing/taxiing area; andD) display means on the aircraft connected to said signal processing means for displaying the perspective depiction.