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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2012
Robert E. Buchholz, Lopez Island, WA (US);
Monte R. Evans, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Jonathan P. Lee, Everett, WA (US);
Timothy G. Overton, Seattle, WA (US);
Adam M. Thoreen, Lake Stevens, WA (US);
Robert E. Buchholz, Lopez Island, WA (US);
Monte R. Evans, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Jonathan P. Lee, Everett, WA (US);
Timothy G. Overton, Seattle, WA (US);
Adam M. Thoreen, Lake Stevens, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of modifying the pitch attitude of an aircraft during landing, comprising: commanding the flaps to move to a landing setting; providing a current value for a flight condition parameter; providing a current flaps setting; comparing said current value to at least one threshold value; if said current value exceeds said threshold, determining a new flaps setting capable of producing an improvement in at least one of a selected aft body contact margin and a selected nose gear contact margin for the aircraft; and adjusting the flaps to said new flaps setting.