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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:
Oct. 24, 2023

Filed:

Nov. 16, 2020
Applicant:

Airbus Helicopters, Marignane, FR;

Inventors:

Olivier Barais, Ensues la Redonne, FR;

Paul Eglin, Roquefort la Bedoule, FR;

Jerome Geneix, Miramas, FR;

Assignee:

AIRBUS HELICOPTERS, Marignane, FR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/22 (2006.01); B64C 27/26 (2006.01); B64C 27/82 (2006.01); B64D 27/24 (2006.01); B64D 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/22 (2013.01); B64C 27/26 (2013.01); B64C 27/82 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01); B64C 2027/8236 (2013.01); B64D 2027/026 (2013.01);
Abstract

A rotorcraft including a first power plant, at least one main rotor participating at least in providing lift for the rotorcraft in the air, and at least one tail rotor carried by a tail boom, the first power plant including at least one engine. In accordance with the invention, the rotorcraft includes: at least one pusher or puller propeller independent from the at least one main rotor, the at least one pusher or puller propeller participating at least in providing propulsion or traction for the rotorcraft; a second power plant including at least one electric motor; and at least one control member configured to generate a control setpoint or instruction for controlling the at least one electric motor.


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