Patent ID: 11858624
Assignee: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 9:
10. A seaplane comprising a fuselage, two wings oppositely projecting from said fuselage, two propellers each mounted on a said wing at a location on said wing that is at least 65% of the semi-span distance from the longitudinal axis of said fuselage to the wingtip of said wing, at least one flotation component, a motion sensor for sensing the rolling motion of said seaplane, and a computer communicating with said motion sensor, wherein while said seaplane is taxiing in water:
said at least one flotation component is implemented in furtherance of sustaining a degree of buoyancy of said seaplane;
on a feedback-loop basis, said computer receives signals from said motion sensor and adjusts a rolling motion of said seaplane;
said adjustment of said rolling motion of said seaplane includes equal and opposite variation, in terms of increase and decrease, with respect to respective values of revolutions-per-minute characterizing said propellers;
wherein an upward rolling moment is applied to said wing having mounted thereon said propeller that is characterized by an increase in said value of revolutions-per-minute.