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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 1991
Filed:
Sep. 20, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nicholas D Lappos, Orange, CT (US);
David M Walsh, Jupiter, FL (US);
David H Sweet, Tequesta, FL (US);
Charles E Greenberg, Jupiter, FL (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
364442 ; 36443101 ; 36443105 ; 244182 ; 60 36281 ;
Abstract
The reference speed for a helicopter engine is incremented or decremented (237, 239) in dependence upon whether a specific range (miles per unit of fuel) has increased or decreased (236a) in a current period of time compared to the next preceding period of time, separated therefrom by at least 20 seconds (243, 244) to thereby set engine speed for minimizing use of fuel over distance traveled. Fuel is sampled only during steady flight (250-255).