A rotorcraft including a first power plant, at least one main rotor participating at least in providing lift for the rotorcraft in the air, and at least one tail rotor carried by a tail boom, the first power plant including at least one engine. In accordance with the invention, the rotorcraft includes: at least one pusher or puller propeller independent from the at least one main rotor, the at least one pusher or puller propeller participating at least in providing propulsion or traction for the rotorcraft; a second power plant including at least one electric motor; and at least one control member configured to generate a control setpoint or instruction for controlling the at least one electric motor.
GIRAVION HYBRIDE COMPORTANT AU MOINS UNE HELICE PROPULSIVE OU TRACTIVE ET PROCEDE DE PILOTAGE ASSOCIE
HYBRID ROTORCRAFT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE PUSHER OR TRACTOR PROPELLER AND ASSOCIATED CONTROL METHOD
HYBRID-DREHFLÜGELFLUGZEUG MIT MINDESTENS EINEM PROPELLER IN PUSHER- ODER TRACTOR-KONFIGURATION, UND ENTSPRECHENDES STEUERUNGSVERFAHREN
2022-06-01
Patent
Electronic Resource
French
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |
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