Airbus Operations (s.a.s.)

Airbus Corporation

Alain Dupre

Pascale Louise

Xavier Dal Santo

Emmanuel Cortet

Philippe Foucault

Nicolas Ferret

Anthony Atencia

The guiding mode transition aiding device includes a target heading determining device and a mode transition triggering system. The target heading determining device is configured to determine a target heading which represents the heading value reached by the aircraft at the end of a procedure of folding the wings of the aircraft flat from a current operating state. The mode transition triggering system receives the target heading and compares the target heading to a desired heading to be reached by the airplane to assist with triggering a transition between a rolling angle holding mode, in which the aircraft flies with a constant rolling angle, to a heading holding mode, in which the aircraft flies with a constant heading. This device and associated methods may be used during in flight refueling operations.

Method and device for aiding the control of guiding modes transitions of an aircraft

Disclosed is a ventilating air intake arrangement of an aircraft. The arrangement includes at least one air duct connected to an air intake orifice. At least one confined zone connects with the air duct and the air intake orifice, and the confined zone is configured in a manner in which outside air enters through the air intake orifice. A controllable mobile element modifies the flow of air entering the confined zone by varying a cross section of the air duct. A control unit is used to control the controllable mobile element, with the control unit being arranged so as to control the controllable mobile element to vary the cross section of the at least one air duct as a function of speed and altitude of the aircraft.

Method and device for the detection of a thrust dissymmetry of an aircraft during a braking

Method and device for assisting the piloting of an aircraft.

Method and device for aiding the piloting of an aircraft

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Fontenilles, France

Alain Dupre