公开(公告)号：US11685515B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-27

申请号：US17069816

申请日：2020-10-13

Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.

Inventor： Luke Dafydd Gillett ,  James Rigsby ,  Jeffrey Kirkman ,  Craig Lovell ,  Andrew Carter ,  Aaron Alexander Acee

IPC: B64C5/16 ,  B64C13/16 ,  B64C5/02 ,  B64C27/06 ,  B64C27/82

CPC classification number: B64C13/16 ,  B64C5/02 ,  B64C5/16 ,  B64C27/06 ,  B64C2027/8281

Abstract: A rotorcraft has a horizontal stabilizer movable about an axis of rotation and a horizontal stabilizer control system configured to control the horizontal stabilizer to at least one of move the rotorcraft into a minimum drag position, maintain the aircraft in a minimum drag position, efficiently achieve a maneuver, enter efficient autorotation, and maintain efficient autorotation.

公开(公告)号：US20210107625A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-15

申请号：US17069816

申请日：2020-10-13

Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.

Inventor： Luke Dafydd Gillett ,  James Rigsby ,  Jeffrey Kirkman ,  Craig Lovell ,  Andrew Carter ,  Aaron Alexander Acee

IPC: B64C13/02 ,  B64C5/02 ,  B64C5/10 ,  B64C13/24 ,  B64C27/00

Abstract: A rotorcraft has a horizontal stabilizer movable about an axis of rotation and a horizontal stabilizer control system configured to control the horizontal stabilizer to at least one of move the rotorcraft into a minimum drag position, maintain the aircraft in a minimum drag position, efficiently achieve a maneuver, enter efficient autorotation, and maintain efficient autorotation.