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US 8,014,910 B2Granted
Assisted take-off method for aircraft
AssigneeAirbus France
InventorsGerard Mathieu, Franck Delaplace, Xavier Le Tron
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Abstract
A reference value is arbitrarily selected from a range of possible aircraft rotation speeds. A position of a trimmable horizontal stabilizer is angled in accordance with a centering of the reference value. A deviation between the reference value and an accelerating speed value of the aircraft is determined. Elevators or the horizontal stabilizer are controlled, prior to rotation, in accordance with the determined deviation.
Claims20
An assisted take-off method for an aircraft comprising a trimmable horizontal stabilizer onto which are articulated elevators, the method comprising:
- predetermining:
- a value VR of the speed of the aircraft, called the rotation speed, at which must begin the take-off rotation at the end of the acceleration phase during which said aircraft is running on the ground whilst accelerating, and
- a regulation range of speed values within which must be said rotation speed VR;
- and
- applying a take-off assistance pitch command to said aircraft deflecting said trimmable horizontal stabilizer by an angle of predetermined value, wherein:
- selecting arbitrarily, prior to said acceleration phase, within said regulation range of speed values, a reference speed VRref, lower than said rotation speed VR, and determining, for that reference speed VRef, said predetermined value of a deflection angle of said trimmable horizontal stabilizer at least as a function of the longitudinal position of a center of gravity of said aircraft on take-off;
- and
- during said acceleration phase:
- measuring the speed VC of said aircraft;
- determining continuously the variable deviation existing between said measured speed VC and said reference speed Vrref;
- and
- carrying out a variable correction of said take-off assistance pitch command according to said speed deviation.
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