METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A TURBOPROP ENGINE

摘要

A turboprop control system 10 for use with a turboprop 2 having a turbine engine 12 operably coupled to and rotationally driving a propeller 14 having variable pitch blades 16 to control the engine speed, propeller speed, and propeller pitch. The pilot provides, by a single power control lever 30, the control input used to control the engine and propeller.

主权项

1. A method for controlling the operation of an aircraft turboprop engine having a turbine engine operably coupled to and rotating a propeller having propeller blades, the method comprising:
receiving a position input from a single input device on a flight deck of the aircraft; converting the position input into a turbine engine setting and a propeller setting; controlling rotational speed of the turbine engine according to the turbine setting; and controlling at least one of propeller speed and pitch according to the propeller setting.