Aeronautics and astronautics – Aircraft control
Patent
1992-05-28
1994-07-19
Barefoot, Galen L.
Aeronautics and astronautics
Aircraft control
244 7R, 244182, 244 51, B64C 1900
Patent
active
053301315
ABSTRACT:
A backup flight control system for controlling the flightpath of a multi-engine airplane using the main drive engines. The backup flight control system comprises an input device for generating a control command indicative of a desired flightpath, a feedback sensor for generating a feedback signal indicative of at least one of pitch rate, pitch attitude, roll rate and roll attitude, and a control device for changing the output power of at least one of the main drive engines on each side of the airplane in response to the control command and the feedback signal.
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Burcham Frank W.
Conley Joseph L.
Fullerton Charles G.
Gilyard Glenn B.
Stewart James F.
Barefoot Galen L.
Brekke Darrell G.
Miller Guy
Miller John R.
The United States of America as represented by the Administrator
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