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Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016

Filed:

Jan. 10, 2013
Applicant:

Airbus Helicopters, Marignane, FR;

Inventors:

Jean-Philippe Evrard, Marseilles, FR;

Alban Corpron, Salon de Provence, FR;

Assignee:

AIRBUS HELICOPTERS, Marignane, FR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 15/14 (2006.01); F02C 9/00 (2006.01); B64C 27/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 15/14 (2013.01); B64C 27/04 (2013.01); F02C 9/00 (2013.01); F05D 2220/329 (2013.01); F05D 2260/80 (2013.01); F05D 2260/821 (2013.01); F05D 2270/303 (2013.01); F05D 2270/304 (2013.01); F05D 2270/332 (2013.01); F05D 2270/335 (2013.01); F05D 2270/803 (2013.01); Y02T 50/671 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of optimizing the performance of a rotary wing aircraft having at least one turbine engine with a gas generator and a turbine assembly comprising at least one turbine. In a definition step (STP), first and second performance levels are defined for the aircraft. During a health check step (STP), a first power margin is determined as a function of a speed of rotation of said gas generator and a second power margin is determined as a function of a temperature in said turbine assembly. During an evaluation step (STP), each power margin is compared with a first threshold in order to determine whether a target performance level is equal to the first performance level or to the second performance level. During a display step (STP), the target performance level is displayed.


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