The disclosure relates to a flight control system for a rotary aircraft, the rotary aircraft having a longitudinal controller, a lateral controller, a directional controller, and a vertical controller, the control system comprising a longitudinal loop design, a lateral loop design, a directional loop design and a vertical control loop design, a forward speed hold loop and a lateral speed hold loop automatically engaging when the longitudinal controller is returned to a detent position and the aircraft groundspeed is outside a first groundspeed threshold, longitudinal and lateral maneuverability being controlled by either a pitch attitude and lateral speed loop or a pitch rate and roll rate loop when the longitudinal controller is out of the detent position.


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    Title :

    FLIGHT CONTROL LAWS FOR AUTOMATIC HOVER HOLD


    Additional title:

    FLUGSTEUERUNGSFUNKTIONEN ZUR AUTOMATISCHEN SCHWEBEFLUGSTEUERUNG
    LOIS DE COMMANDES DE VOL POUR MAINTIEN AUTOMATIQUE EN VOL STATIONNAIRE



    Publication date :

    2016-09-07


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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