ROTOR SPEED MANAGEMENT

摘要

A flight control system for a rotorcraft includes a controller configured to receive input indicative of ambient conditions, determine a threshold rotor blade tip speed based on the input, and to output rotor control commands to prevent rotor blade tips from exceeding the threshold speed. An aircraft includes an airframe, a main rotor assembly operatively connected to the airframe, and a flight control system as described above. The flight control system is operatively connected to control the main rotor assembly. It is contemplated that the main rotor assembly can be a counter rotating coaxial main rotor assembly including an upper rotor assembly with a plurality of blades and a lower rotor assembly having a plurality of blades, wherein the flight control system is operatively connected to control both upper and lower rotor assemblies to prevent any blade tips of the upper and lower rotor assemblies from exceeding the threshold speed.