‘Digital Winglets’ for Real Time Flight Paths Born from NASA Tech

5 min read ‘Digital Winglets’ for Real Time Flight Paths Born from NASA Tech Alaska Airlines Captain Bret Peyton looks at route options presented by Traffic Aware Strategic Aircrew Requests (TASAR) during a test of the software at Langley Research Center. The program connects to onboard systems and runs on a tablet called an Electronic Flight Bag. Credit: David Wing Before airplanes even reach the runway, pilots must file a plan to inform air traffic controllers where they’re going and the path they are going to take. When planes are…

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