Methods, apparatus, and systems are provided for an aircraft superhighway system comprising: at least one superhighway node and/or a plurality of spaced apart superhighway nodes/towers, wherein each superhighway node/tower has an overlapping coverage area (e.g. wireless communication coverage area and/or surveillance coverage area) with the coverage area of another adjacent superhighway node/tower and the airspace within each of the coverage areas forming a continuous airspace corridor or aircraft superhighway; and a superhighway controller in communication with at least one of the superhighway nodes/towers; wherein the superhighway controller is configured to use the superhighway nodes/towers for authorising, monitoring and controlling air traffic permitted to transit a flight path within one or more portions of the airspace corridor or aircraft superhighway.
AIRCRAFT DETECTION, SUPERHIGHWAY & TRANSIT ZONE SYSTEM
FLUGZEUGDETEKTIONS-, SUPERHOCHFAHR- UND TRANSITZONENSYSTEM
DÉTECTION D'AÉRONEF, SUPERROUTE ET SYSTÈME DE ZONE DE TRANSPORT
2023-07-05
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
Aircraft detection, superhighway and transit zone system
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