Windshear flight recovery command system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4841448
SERIAL NO

07092089

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The present invention constitutes a system for generating an elevator command signal for directing a pilot in guiding his aircraft along a path effective for recovering from hazardous windshear conditions. The system includes a descending mode guidance subsystem (10), an ascending mode guidance subsystem (12) and a switching mechanism (14) for shifting between the two subsystems. The descending mode subsystem includes an acceleration generator (20), a flight path command generator (22), a flight path error generator (24), a descending mode pitch error generator (26), an airspeed control device (28) and a descending mode signal controller (30). These components are connected serially together and operate to form an elevator command signal corresponding to the acceleration required to halt the descent of the aircraft by a fixed altitude level. They also function to control and condition this signal with respect to important flight parameters such as the aircraft's maximum safe angle of attack and the response capabilities of the pilot and aircraft.

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FLIGHT DYNAMICS16600 SW 72ND STREET PORTLAND OR 97224 OR

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ford, Douglas W Hillsboro, OR 17 394

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