A method and apparatus for managing aircraft. Data about components for the aircraft is identified. Fuel efficiency of the aircraft is identified using the data about the components for the aircraft and a model of the aircraft. The model of the aircraft identifies fuel use. The aircraft is managed u
A method and apparatus for managing aircraft. Data about components for the aircraft is identified. Fuel efficiency of the aircraft is identified using the data about the components for the aircraft and a model of the aircraft. The model of the aircraft identifies fuel use. The aircraft is managed using the fuel efficiency identified for the aircraft.
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1. A method for determining a quantity of reserve fuel available for an aircraft in flight, the method comprising: continuously identifying in substantially real-time, using a computer system, a data comprised by a component in a number of components comprised by the aircraft;continuously identifyin
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A method for determining a quantity of reserve fuel available for an aircraft in flight, the method comprising: continuously identifying in substantially real-time, using a computer system, a data comprised by a component in a number of components comprised by the aircraft;continuously identifying in substantially real-time, using the computer system, an actual fuel efficiency of the aircraft;continuously comparing in substantially real-time, using the computer system, the actual fuel efficiency of the aircraft to a predicted fuel efficiency of the aircraft, the predicted fuel efficiency being based upon a model of fuel use for a type comprised by the aircraft;continuously generating in substantially real-time, by using the computer system and comparing the actual fuel efficiency of the aircraft to the predicted fuel efficiency of the aircraft, a fuel efficiency index for the aircraft; andcontinuously computing, in substantially real-time, by using the computer system and the fuel efficiency index of the aircraft, the quantity of reserve fuel available for the aircraft in flight. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the data comprises a condition of a surface of the aircraft. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the condition comprises a cleanliness of the surface. 4. The method of claim 1, further comprising; continuously identifying in substantially real time, using the computer system, a fuel efficiency index for the component;continuously identifying in substantially real time, using the computer system and the fuel efficiency index for the component, an actual fuel efficiency for the component; andidentifying, using the computer system and the fuel index of the component, when the aircraft needs maintenance. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the data comprises information from at least one of: a yoke, a yaw rate sensor, and a pitch rate sensor, comprised by the aircraft in flight. 6. The method of claim 1, such that generating the fuel efficiency index of the aircraft further comprises the computer system: determining a style of operation, and using the style of operation in generating the fuel efficiency index of the aircraft. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the data comprises a change in a payload carried by the aircraft in flight. 8. The method of claim 1, further comprising computing the quantity of reserve fuel for the aircraft in flight based upon the computer system receiving a request from a user interface to change a parameter for the aircraft in flight. 9. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining if the quantity of reserve fuel requires a change of a destination for the aircraft in flight. 10. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining in substantially real-time, using the computer system, an amount of fuel to be transferred into a fuel tank comprised by the aircraft in flight. 11. An apparatus and configured to determine a quantity of reserve fuel available for an aircraft in flight, the apparatus comprising: a computer system configured to continuously: identify, in substantially real-time, a data comprised by a component in a number of components comprised by the aircraft;identify, in substantially real-time, an actual fuel efficiency of the aircraft;compare, in substantially real-time, the actual fuel efficiency of the aircraft to a predicted fuel efficiency of the aircraft, the predicted fuel efficiency being based upon a model of fuel use for a type comprised by the aircraft;generate, in substantially real-time, based upon a comparison between the actual fuel efficiency of the aircraft to the predicted fuel efficiency of the aircraft, a fuel efficiency index for the aircraft; andcompute, in substantially real-time, based upon the fuel efficiency index of the aircraft, the quantity of reserve fuel available for the aircraft in flight. 12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the data comprises a condition of a surface of the aircraft. 13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the condition comprises a cleanliness of the surface. 14. The apparatus of claim 11, the computer system further configured to; identify, in substantially real time, a fuel efficiency index for the component;identify, in substantially real time, based upon the fuel efficiency index for the component, an actual fuel efficiency for the component; andidentify, based upon the fuel efficiency index of the component, when the aircraft needs maintenance. 15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the data comprises information from at least one of: a change in a payload carried by the aircraft in flight, a yoke, a yaw rate sensor, and a pitch rate sensor, comprised by the aircraft in flight. 16. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising the computer system configured to generate the fuel efficiency index of the aircraft based upon a style of operation comprised by the aircraft in flight, the style of operation being determined by the computer system. 17. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising the computer system configured to compute the quantity of reserve fuel for the aircraft in flight based upon the computer system receiving a request from a user interface to change a parameter for the aircraft in flight. 18. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising the computer system configured to determine in substantially real-time if the quantity of reserve fuel requires a change of a destination for the aircraft in flight. 19. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising the computer system configured to determine n substantially real-time, an amount of fuel to be transferred into a fuel tank comprised by the aircraft in flight. 20. A computer code stored on a non-transitory storage medium, the computer code configured to: manage fuel for an aircraft in flight;continuously identify, in substantially real-time, a data comprised by a component in a number of components comprised by the aircraft;identify, in substantially real time, a fuel efficiency index for the component;identify, based upon the fuel efficiency index of the component, when the aircraft needs maintenanceidentify, in substantially real-time, an actual fuel efficiency of the aircraft;compare, in substantially real-time, the actual fuel efficiency of the aircraft to a predicted fuel efficiency of the aircraft, the predicted fuel efficiency being based upon a model of fuel use for a type comprised by the aircraft;generate, in substantially real-time, based upon a comparison between the actual fuel efficiency of the aircraft to the predicted fuel efficiency of the aircraft, a fuel efficiency index for the aircraft;compute, in substantially real-time, based upon the fuel efficiency index of the aircraft, a quantity of reserve fuel available for the aircraft in flight; and determine, in substantially real-time, if the quantity of reserve fuel requires a change of a destination for the aircraft in flight.
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Bush Gary L., Apparatus and method for indicating aircraft fuel efficiency.
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