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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2008
Applicants:
Frank N. Piasecki, Haverford, PA (US);
Andrew S. Greenjack, Thornton, PA (US);
Joseph F. Horn, State College, PA (US);
Inventors:
Frank N. Piasecki, Haverford, PA (US);
Andrew S. Greenjack, Thornton, PA (US);
Joseph F. Horn, State College, PA (US);
Assignee:
Piasecki Aircraft Corporation, Essington, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The Invention is a control system for a compound aircraft. A compound aircraft has features of both a helicopter and a fixed wing aircraft and provides redundant control options. The control system allows an authorized person to select any of plurality of operational objectives each of which is designed to achieve any particular command.