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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2023
Rolls-royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Peter Schenk, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Erik A. Munevar, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Philip J. Steffen, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Brian Joseph Huber, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
An example system includes a first gas-turbine engine (GTE) of a plurality of GTEs that are configured to propel an aircraft, the first GTE comprising: a first air-turbine starter (ATS) of a plurality of ATSs, the first ATS configured to rotate a spool of the first GTE; and a first electric starter of a plurality of electric starters, the first electric starter configured to rotate the spool of the first GTE; a second GTE of the plurality of GTEs, the second gas-turbine engine comprising: a second ATS of the plurality of ATSs, the second ATS configured to rotate a spool of the GTE; and a second electric starter of the plurality of electric starters, the second electric starter configured to rotate the spool of the GTE; and one or more controllers configured to control the plurality of GTEs.