Textron Innovations Inc.

Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.

Nicholas Lappos

Erik John Oltheten

James M McCollough

Michael Reaugh Smith

Charles Eric Covington

Shyhpyng Jack Shue

Troy S Caudill

Kevin Thomas Christensen

Andrew T Hill

James Mccollough

Walter Sonneborn

Michael R Smith

James M Mccollough

A power safety system is configured to provide power information in an aircraft. The power safety system includes a power safety instrument having a power required indicator and a power available indicator, each being located on a display. A position of the power required indicator and the power available indicator represent the power available and power required to perform a hover flight maneuver. The power safety system may be operated in a flight planning mode or in a current flight mode. The power safety system uses at least one sensor to measure variables having an effect on the power required and the power available.

Power safety instrument system

A flight control system and method for controlling full envelope banked turns of an aircraft, the flight control system including one or more of a control law architectures having one or more control laws adapted for controlling the flight of an aircraft for full envelope banked turns.

Flight control laws for full envelope banked turns

An occupant protection system for an aircraft comprising a sensor system for sensing flight condition information and a control system, which includes an impending crash detection system and an impact detection system. The impending crash detection system receives flight information from the sensors determines whether a crash is likely to occur. If an impending crash is detected, the impending crash detection system activates impact modes of a first group of aircraft systems. The impact detection system receives flight information from the sensor system and determines whether an impact has occurred or is occurring. If an impact is detected, the impact detection system activates impact modes of a second group of aircraft systems.

Aircraft occupant protection system

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