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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2019

Filed:

Dec. 09, 2014
Applicant:

Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd., Lod, IL;

Inventors:

Michael Shepshelovich, Ganei Tikva, IL;

Danny Abramov, Rehovot, IL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 9/32 (2006.01); G05D 1/08 (2006.01); B64C 3/14 (2006.01); B64C 3/50 (2006.01); B64C 9/20 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); B64D 31/06 (2006.01); B64D 45/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0808 (2013.01); B64C 3/14 (2013.01); B64C 3/50 (2013.01); B64C 9/20 (2013.01); B64C 9/323 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 31/06 (2013.01); B64D 45/04 (2013.01); B64C 2201/187 (2013.01); Y02T 50/14 (2013.01); Y02T 50/32 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods are provided for operating an air vehicle, the air vehicle including fixed wings configured to provide mild stall characteristics including a post-stall regime, and a propulsion system capable of generating a controllable thrust, the thrust being variable at least between an idle thrust and a maximum thrust. During a landing maneuver, the air vehicle is caused to attain an angle of attack corresponding to said post-stall regime, and during the landing maneuver, there is concurrently generated a thrust level of said thrust greater than said idle thrust to provide a thrust vector having a thrust lift force component at landing. Corresponding control systems are also provided, and air vehicles including such control systems are also provided.


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