Leonardo Corporation

Alessandro Scola

Fabio Nannoni

Luca Medici

Luca Riviello

Andrea Cogliati

Matteo Pizzagalli

Marco Braghiroli

Marco Ernesto Tamborini

Lorenzo Masellis

Tiziano Frattini

A method for controlling an aircraft capable of hovering is described, comprising a first engine; a second engine; at least one rotor; and a transmission interposed between the first and second engine and the rotor; the transmission comprises a first and a second inlet connected respectively to a first outlet member of the first engine and to a second outlet member of the second engine; the method comprises step i) of placing the in a first configuration, in which the first and second engine make available a first and a second power value; or in a second configuration, in which the first engine makes available a third power value greater than the first power value to the first inlet, and the second engine delivers a nil power value to the second inlet; the method also comprises, characterised in that it comprises the steps of ii) detecting a series of parameters associated with the operating conditions of the aircraft; and iii) enabling the transition of the aircraft from the first configuration to the second configuration, when the parameters assume respective first values.

Method for controlling an aircraft capable of hovering and relative aircraft

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Samarate, Italy

Alessandro Scola