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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2023
Applicant:
Airbus Operations Sas, Toulouse, FR;
Inventors:
Pierre Dourel, Toulouse, FR;
Benoit Cazor, Toulouse, FR;
Assignee:
Airbus Operations SAS, Toulouse, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 5/60 (2017.01); B64F 5/40 (2017.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); B64D 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 5/60 (2017.01); B64F 5/40 (2017.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); B64D 41/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for managing at least one aircraft configured to alternately occupy a first configuration suitable for a first flight category not requiring any auxiliary power unit and a second configuration suitable for a second flight category requiring at least one auxiliary power unit. The managing method includes adapting the configuration of the aircraft to the category of the flight to be performed. Thus, when the category of the flight to be performed by the aircraft does not require it, the auxiliary power unit can be removed, this leading to a decrease in on-board weight.