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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2018
Applicant:
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventors:
Peter Carlton Mehl, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Terrence Patrick Brehn, Hurst, TX (US);
Robert Blyth, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Brady G. Atkins, Euless, TX (US);
Assignee:
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/08 (2006.01); B64D 37/00 (2006.01); G01M 1/12 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0816 (2013.01); B64D 37/00 (2013.01); G01M 1/127 (2013.01); B64C 29/0033 (2013.01); G05D 1/0858 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of determining a center of gravity of an aircraft in flight by comparing actual control surface actuator displacements to expected control surface actuator displacements. And a method of fuel/load management based on an offset of the center of gravity from a preferred center of gravity and a handling qualities factor.