ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,577, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to TUSAS-TURK HAVACILIK VE UZAY SANAYII A.S. (Kahramankazan/Ankara, Turkey).

"Alignment system" was invented by Durmus Ali Sahin (Kahramankazan/Ankara, Turkey).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An alignment system includes a body provided at the air vehicle. An indicator is located on the body and in the pilot's field of vision where at least one guide is located on the body between the indicator and the pilot at a distance from the indicator and the pilot. A reference position enables the pilot to move in the cockpit to the position where the guide and the indicator coincide with respect to the pilot...