Patent ID: 11926443
Assignee: EFIX AVIATION LTD
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 6:
7. A flight control system configured to control the at least three electric rotor motors, the collective rotor blade pitch of each rotor system of said at least three rotor systems, the cyclic rotor blade pitch of the at least one rotor system of the at least three rotor systems and the forward propulsion unit, in a rotorcraft according to claim 1, in response to an input control indicating a desired maneuver to operate the rotorcraft for takeoff, gyro-cruising for straight and level forward flight, and landing,
wherein, after takeoff, the flight control system being configured to simultaneously pitch the rotorcraft upwardly and drive said forward propulsion unit thereby at least partially autorotating the at least three rotor systems for said gyro-cruising for straight and level forward flight.