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An aircraft display communicates three dimensional lateral information to a pilot of the aircraft. An extended course centerline symbol and lateral deviation marks indicate lateral deviation from a desired course along with approximate altitude and distance-to-go information to the pilot. The course

An aircraft display communicates three dimensional lateral information to a pilot of the aircraft. An extended course centerline symbol and lateral deviation marks indicate lateral deviation from a desired course along with approximate altitude and distance-to-go information to the pilot. The course centerline extends toward a vanishing point near the horizon line of the display. The centerline symbol swings laterally across the display responsive to changes in lateral deviation of the aircraft such that an intuitive perspective view is provided to the pilot. Lateral deviation marks provide precise lateral deviation information to the pilot. The display is adaptable to all phases of flight, but is particularly useful during the approach phase of flight. The preferred embodiment is on a head-up display for instrument flight conditions.

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[ The embodiments of an invention in which an exclusive property or right is claimed are define as follows:] [1.] A navigation display system for aircraft comprising:a) navigation means for generating vertical position data and lateral position data indicative of the position of said aircraft; and,b

[ The embodiments of an invention in which an exclusive property or right is claimed are define as follows:] [1.] A navigation display system for aircraft comprising:a) navigation means for generating vertical position data and lateral position data indicative of the position of said aircraft; and,b) symbol generating means, in communication with said navigation means, for generating symbology signals from said vertical and lateral position data, said symbology signals representative of an extended course centerline; and,c) electronic display means, in communication with said symbol generating means, for displaying said symbology signals to an operator, said electronic display means including,1) a display screen on which symbols representative of said symbology signals are displayed.