A method and a system for engaging hovering flight for a rotary wing aircraft. A first mode of operation makes it possible, while the longitudinal speed UX of the aircraft is greater than a first threshold speed Vthresh1 to approach a stop position S while maintaining track relative to the ground, the flight setpoints of an autopilot being a ground course angle TKsol, a deceleration rate Ga for the forward speed Va of the aircraft, a flight path angle P, and a heading Ψ. A second mode of operation makes it possible, when the longitudinal speed UX is less than a second threshold speed Vthresh2, to engage hovering flight at the stop position S while maintaining heading, the flight setpoints being the longitudinal speed UX, a lateral speed VY, a vertical speed WZ, and the heading Ψ, the speeds UX, VY, and WZ being reduced progressively to zero speed.


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    Title :

    Method and system for engaging hovering flight for a rotary wing aircraft, enabling it to maintain either track or heading depending on its forward speed


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    Publication date :

    2017-02-21


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

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