Flight control system
AssigneeRatier-Figeac SAS
InventorCedric ANTRAYGUE
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Abstract
A flight control system for an aircraft. The flight control system includes a thrust lever configured to control a thrust magnitude for the aircraft during flight. The thrust lever is in the form of a control stick that can be moved along a first direction to control the thrust magnitude. The thrust lever is also configured to control a yaw angle of the aircraft during flight. The control stick, or at least a portion of the control stick, can be twisted to control the yaw angle of the aircraft.
Claims15
A flight control system for an aircraft, the aircraft having a set of principle axes including a yaw axis, and the flight control system comprising:
- a thrust lever configured to control a thrust magnitude for the aircraft during flight, the thrust lever in the form of a control stick that is movable along a first direction to control the thrust magnitude, and
- wherein the control stick is also configured to control movement of the aircraft about its yaw axis during flight and/or during taxiing, whereby the control stick, or at least a portion of the control stick, is configured to be twisted to control movement of the aircraft about its yaw axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.