Method of and system for one-engine-inoperative training in aircraft with dissimilar engines

A system for simulating an aircraft one-engine inoperative (“OEI”) event in a multi-engine aircraft that does not employ identical engines, the system comprising:

• a supplemental power unit (“SPU”) operable at a first SPU power level less than an SPU contingency power rating, wherein the SPU contingency power rating is a power level after which the SPU must be inspected to assess a need for an overhaul of the SPU;
• a primary engine operable at a first primary-engine power level;
• a flight control system (“FCS”) that controls the SPU and the primary engine, wherein the FCS is operable to:
• simulate the OEI inoperative event by reducing the primary-engine power level to less than the first primary-engine power level;
• and
• maintain a sum of the primary-engine power level and the SPU power level at a power level substantially equal to the SPU contingency power rating.

A computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer-usable medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein, the computer-readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method comprising:

• operating a supplemental power unit (“SPU”) of a multi-engine aircraft that does not employ identical engines at a first SPU power level less than an SPU contingency power rating, wherein the SPU contingency power rating is a power level after which the SPU must be inspected to assess a need for an overhaul of the SPU;
• operating a primary engine of the multi-engine aircraft at a first primary-engine power level;
• simulating the OEI inoperative event by reducing the primary-engine power level to less than the first primary-engine power level;
• and
• maintaining a sum of the primary-engine power level and the SPU power level at a power level substantially equal to the SPU contingency power rating.