Universal multi-role aircraft protocol
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1. An aircraft control system comprising:
- an interface to provide an input representative of a first flight regime, the interface including a control mode selector having a rotary switch and a slide switch; and
a flight management system configured to receive the input and configure the aircraft for the first flight regime by modifying an exterior control surface of the aircraft; and
wherein the interface includes a lock that selectively permits the interface to provide a second input to the flight management system representative of a second flight regime.
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Abstract
The Curtis Protocol, an aircraft control interface, is provided. The Curtis Protocol standardizes the division and selection of aircraft flight regimes and flight modes within the selected flight regime.
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19 Claims
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1. An aircraft control system comprising:
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an interface to provide an input representative of a first flight regime, the interface including a control mode selector having a rotary switch and a slide switch; and a flight management system configured to receive the input and configure the aircraft for the first flight regime by modifying an exterior control surface of the aircraft; and wherein the interface includes a lock that selectively permits the interface to provide a second input to the flight management system representative of a second flight regime. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for controlling a flight regime of a multirole aircraft in flight, comprising:
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operating the aircraft in a first flight regime and first flight mode, the aircraft being configured by a flight management system that modifies an exterior control surface of the aircraft for the first flight mode in response to a first input from an interface including a control mode selector, the control mode selector having a rotary switch and a slide switch; determining a first flight characteristic of the aircraft in the first flight mode; permitting a second input from the interface representative of a second flight mode to configure the aircraft for the second flight mode in response to the second input if the first flight characteristic satisfies a condition such that the aircraft can safely transition from the first flight mode to the second flight mode; and if the second input is permitted, operating the aircraft in the second flight mode, the aircraft being configured for the second flight mode in response to the second input. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An aircraft control system comprising:
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an interface including a control mode selector to provide an input to configure the aircraft for a selected flight regime, the control mode selector including a rotary switch and a three position slide switch; a flight management system to receive the input and configure the aircraft for the selected flight regime by modifying an exterior control surface of the aircraft; and a vertical velocity control lever to provide a vertical speed input to the flight management system to control a vertical speed of the aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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