Patent ID: 8159369

Claim:
An aircraft hazard warning system configured to provide an indication of a hazard level to an electronic display, comprising: an input configured to receive first input data and second input data, the first input data comprising at least one of lightning detection data, radar reflectivity data, turbulence data, geographic location data, vertical structure analysis data, and temperature data, the second input data comprising wing loading data, wherein the wing loading data comprises aircraft configuration data; and processing electronics configured to determine a hazard level of the aircraft based on the first input data, the processing electronics further configured to update at least one characteristic of the hazard level based on the second input data, the processing electronics providing an indication of the hazard level comprising the updated at least one characteristic to the electronic display; wherein the aircraft configuration data comprises at least one of flap configuration, landing gear position, speed brake status, spoiler configuration, wing size, and wing geometry.