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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2021
Applicant:
Airbus Helicopters, Marignane, FR;
Inventors:
Louis Delorme, Ensues la Redonne, FR;
Pierre Prud'homme Lacroix, Vitrolles, FR;
Assignee:
AIRBUS HELICOPTERS, Marignane, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 25/56 (2006.01); B64C 25/54 (2006.01); B64C 27/04 (2006.01); B64C 25/32 (2006.01); G05D 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 25/56 (2013.01); B64C 25/54 (2013.01); B64C 27/04 (2013.01); B64C 2025/325 (2013.01); G05D 7/0629 (2013.01);
Abstract
A buoyancy method for deploying a plurality of floats of a buoyancy system of an aircraft. The plurality of floats comprises a plurality of main floats and a plurality of secondary floats that are folded in flight. The method comprises a step of deploying the main floats in flight prior to ditching, and a step of deploying the secondary floats after ditching.