Flight control systems, flight control methods, and aircraft are provided. An aircraft including an electric propulsion engine, a combustion turbine engine, a flight controller for generating a first control signal indicative of a climb request, a second control signal indicative of a cruise request and a third control signal indicative of a descent request, and an aircraft propulsion controller operative to engage the electric propulsion engine and the combustion turbine engine in response to the first control signal and disengage the electric propulsion engine in response to the second control signal and wherein the electric propulsion engine may be engaged in a regenerative mode to charge a battery in response to the third control signal
HYBRID JET ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT
2021-11-11
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Electric engine for hybrid electric aircraft and aircraft
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