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US 7,107,757 B2Granted
Aircraft provided with thrust reversers
AssigneeAirbus France
InventorsJoan Andre, Laurent Andrieu
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Abstract
Some but not all engines of an aircraft are provided with thrust reversers. A safety device disables, at least from the position corresponding to idling, the action of the throttles corresponding to the engines devoid of thrust reversers when the thrust reversers are controlled to deployment.
Claims12
An aircraft provided with a plurality of engines whose speeds are controlled individually, between idling and full speed, by throttles respectively associated with said engines, wherein:
- certain of said engines of said plurality are equipped with thrust reversers that are operable to be controlled so as to be able to go from an inactive retracted position to an active deployed position and, conversely, from said active deployed position to said inactive retracted position;
- other engines of said plurality are devoid of thrust reversers, and
- a safety device is provided so as to disable, at least from the position corresponding to idling, the action of the throttles corresponding to said engines devoid of thrust reversers, when said thrust reversers are controlled so as to go from their inactive retracted position to their active deployed position.
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