Leonardo S.p.a.

Politecnico Di Milano

Logic S.p.a.

Vicoter Di Vigoni Edoardo, Cordisco Potito E Terraneo Mauro S.n.c.

Luca Riviello

Fabio Nannoni

Luca Medici

Attilio Colombo

Marco Ernesto Tamborini

Marco Braghiroli

Matteo Pizzagalli

Andrea Cogliati

Edoardo Vigoni

Mauro Terraneo

Riccardo Grassetti

Potito Cordisco

Alberto Rolando

Emanuele Zappa

Lorenzo Trainelli

Lorenzo Masellis

Tiziano Frattini

Alessandro Scola

Matteo Redaelli

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

A rotor for a hover-capable aircraft is described that comprises: a drive mast; a hub operatively connected to the drive mast and rotatable about a first axis; and at least two blades hinged to the hub, via a rigid or elastically deformable connection, so as to be able to assume an attitude rotated about and/or translated along at least a second axis with respect to said hub; the aircraft further comprising sensor means configured to detect the attitude of at least one said blade with respect to the hub; the sensor means are configured to acquire an optical image associated with the attitude of the blade with respect to the hub.

Rotor for a hover-capable aircraft and method for detecting the attitude of a blade with respect to a hub of such a rotor

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