A gate departure system for an aircraft includes an electric traction motor for driving a wheel of a main landing gear assembly of the aircraft on only one side of the aircraft; and a controller selectively connected to a starter-generator of an auxiliary power unit (APU) and to the traction motor to control flow of electrical power to either the starter-generator for starting of the APU or the electric traction motor for driving the wheel.
GATE DEPARTURE SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT
2017-05-04
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
Improved Prediction of Gate Departure Times Using Pre-Departure Events
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