Hybrid electric aircraft with gyroscopic stabilization control
AssigneesGeneral Electric Company, GE Avio S.r.l.
InventorsMehdi Milani Baladi, Randy M. Vondrell
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AssigneesGeneral Electric Company, GE Avio S.r.l.
InventorsMehdi Milani Baladi, Randy M. Vondrell
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A hybrid electric aircraft equipped with gyroscopic stabilization control is provided. In one aspect, a hybrid electric aircraft includes a turbo-generator having a gas turbine engine and an electric generator operatively coupled thereto for generating electrical power. The turbo-generator defines a rotation axis. The aircraft also includes one or more electrically-driven propulsors for producing thrust for the aircraft. In addition, the aircraft includes a pivot mount operatively coupled with the turbo-generator. To provide gyroscopic stabilization control of the aircraft, the pivot mount is controlled to adjust the rotation axis of the turbo-generator relative to a prime stability axis of the aircraft. Additionally or alternatively, a rotational speed of the turbo-generator can be changed to provide gyroscopic stabilization control of the aircraft.
A method of gyroscopic stabilization of an aircraft, the method comprising:
A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions, which, when executed by one or more processors of a computing system of an aircraft, cause the one or more processors to:
A method of gyroscopic stabilization of an aircraft, the method comprising:
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