An aircraft compensates for asymmetry of engine failure by drawing part of the energy produced by the still-operating engine to generate thrust at the tip of the opposite wing. For example, the left engine drives its own thrust on the left wing, but a portion of the energy the left engine produces is delivered at a propeller at the tip of right wing. Similarly, the right engine drives its own thrust on the right wing, but a portion of the energy the right engine produces is delivered at a propeller at the tip of the left wing. In this way, every pair of engines and opposite tip thrust generators are intrinsically balanced. In the event of one engine failure, no yaw moment will be noticed.


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    Title :

    ASYMMETRY-PROOF MULTI-ENGINE AIRCRAFT


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2017-09-07


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT



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