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Rotorcraft tie-down detector system

  • US 9,422,064 B2
  • Filed: 01/08/2014
  • Issued: 08/23/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for detecting the attachment of a rotorcraft tie-down device coupled to a rotorcraft, the method comprising:

  • detecting, with a sensor, attachment of the rotorcraft tie-down device;

    receiving, by a processor coupled to the sensor, the detected attachment of the rotorcraft tie-down device;

    andin response to the detected attachment of the rotorcraft tie-down device, (1) generating a warning indicative of the attachment of the tie-down device, and (2) preventing an engine system of the rotorcraft from starting.

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