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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Darren Gordon McDonald, Federal Way, WA (US);
Bryan Douglas Welsh, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 9/26 (2006.01); F02C 9/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 9/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling operation of an engine in an aircraft. A time when a cutoff speed for the aircraft will be reached at which a flow of fuel is to be stopped is identified. A delay between sending a command to move a switch to an off position and the time at which the engine ceases operation is also identified. The command is sent based on the predicted time and the delay. The command causes the switch to move to the off position moving a fuel control switch for the engine of the aircraft to a shut off position to stop the flow of fuel to the engine.