Emergency flight control system using one engine and fuel transfer

A navigational control for an aircraft having an engine and the ability to laterally transfer fuel between fuel tanks, comprising:

• a thrust control, said thrust control controlling thrust the engine;
• a lateral fuel transfer control, said lateral fuel transfer control controlling lateral transfer of fuel between said fuel tanks to control and shift a center of gravity of the aircraft;
• a flight control computer, said flight control computer coupled to said thrust control and said lateral fuel transfer control, said flight control computer coordinating said thrust control and said lateral fuel transfer control to effect navigational control over the aircraft, said flight control computer implementing flight control software coordinating said thrust control and said lateral fuel transfer control;
• and
• a flight yoke or autopilot knob, said flight yoke or autopilot knob coupled to said flight control computer and coordinatingly controlling engine thrust via said thrust control and lateral fuel allocation via said lateral fuel transfer control to deliver navigational control of the aircraft to a pilot;
• whereby
• navigational control over the aircraft is effected by said flight yoke or autopilot knob when said flight yoke or autopilot knob adjustably controls said thrust of the engine and location of fuel between and among said fuel tanks in conjunction with one another.

A navigational control for an aircraft having an underwing engine and the ability to laterally transfer fuel between fuel tanks, comprising:

• a thrust control, said thrust control controlling thrust the engine;
• a lateral fuel transfer control, said lateral fuel transfer control controlling lateral transfer of fuel between said fuel tanks located in left, right, fore, and aft sections of the aircraft to control and shift a center of gravity of the aircraft;
• a coordinator, said coordinator coupled to said thrust control and said lateral fuel transfer control, said coordinator coordinating said thrust control and said lateral fuel transfer control to effect navigational control over the aircraft, said coordinator comprising:
• a flight control computer, said flight control computer implementing flight control software coordinating said thrust control and said lateral fuel transfer control;
• and
• a flight yoke or autopilot knob, said flight yoke or autopilot knob coupled to said flight control computer and coordinatingly controlling engine thrust via said thrust control and lateral fuel allocation via said lateral fuel transfer control to deliver navigational control of the aircraft to a pilot;
• whereby
• navigational control over the aircraft is effected by said coordinator when said coordinator adjustably controls said thrust of the engine and location of fuel between and among said fuel tanks in conjunction with one another.