초록

A Helicopter rotor and engine control apparatus in which the computers used to control the engines and the rotors are linked to exchange performance data and act together to improve the aircraft performance.

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A control system for a helicopter having a main rotor, a torque reaction device such as a tail rotor, an engine and a rotor gearbox, the control system comprising a set of pilot controls, an Active Control Computer and Engine Control Computer, a main rotor actuator and a tail rotor actuator, in whic

A control system for a helicopter having a main rotor, a torque reaction device such as a tail rotor, an engine and a rotor gearbox, the control system comprising a set of pilot controls, an Active Control Computer and Engine Control Computer, a main rotor actuator and a tail rotor actuator, in which: the Active Control Computer is linked to receive data from the pilot\s controls: the main rotor actuator and tail rotor actuator are linked to exchange data with the Active Control Computer; the main rotor actuator and tail rotor actuator act on their respective rotors to control the pitch of the rotor blades; the engine is linked to exchange data with the Engine Control Computer and linked to drive the rotor gearbox the rotor gearbox is linked to drive both the main rotor and the tail rotor; and the Active Control Computer is linked to exchange data with the Engine Control Computer.