STABILITY BASED TAXIING AND TURNING METHOD FOR AIRCRAFT WITH ELECTRIC TAXI SYSTEM

摘要

Landing gear apparatus for an aircraft may include a steerable nosewheel assembly and left main landing gear wheels and right main landing gear wheels driven by motors. A controller may receive an angular position of the nosegear wheel assembly. The controller may respond to the angular position by transmitting wheel speed signals to one or more of the motors to maintain the center of gravity of the aircraft within a predetermined stability triangle and to perform short radii turning.

主权项

1. An aircraft comprising:
a steerable nosewheel assembly; main landing gear wheels driven by motors; and a controller (a) to receive angular position of the nosewheel assembly and (b) responsive to the angular position of the nosewheel assembly to transmit wheel speed signals to the motors to maintain a center of gravity of the aircraft within a stability triangle.