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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2023
Electra Aero, Inc., Manassas, VA (US);
Oliver Masefield, Stans, CH;
Christopher B. Courtin, Fairfax Station, VA (US);
Robert John Hansman, Jr., Cambridge, MA (US);
Electra Aero, Inc., Manassas, VA (US);
Abstract
In accordance with some embodiments, a system for controlling an aircraft is provided. The system can include a computing device, wherein the computing device includes at least one processor configured to control a flight path angle of the aircraft, and wherein the aircraft is a blown lift aircraft. The system can also include a control operator communicatively coupled to the computing device, wherein the control operator is configured to have at least two selectable settings. The system can also include at least two thrust-producing devices operatively coupled to a pair of wings on the aircraft and communicatively coupled to the computing device. The computing device may control the flight path angle of the aircraft by selectively operating the at least two thrust-producing devices based on a plurality of conditions provided by a plurality of sensors on the aircraft and a selected setting of the control operator.