Patent ID: 9327827
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: B64C,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A system for increasing a descent rate of an aircraft, the system comprising: a flight control computer configured to compute a first setting for a leading edge device and/or a trailing edge device of an aircraft wing having one or more spoilers: an edge control system communicatively coupled to the flight control computer and including an edge control device having a plurality of control device positions including a cruise position; a speedbrake control device having a plurality of speedbrake detents including a down detent and a flight detent, the down detent corresponding to a retracted position of the spoilers, the flight detent corresponding to an augmented deployment angle of the spoilers greater than a flight deployment angle of the spoilers, the flight deployment angle of the spoilers assists the ailerons in roll control of the aircraft; and the edge control system configured to automatically command the leading edge device, the trailing edge device, or both, to a deflection angle corresponding to the first setting if the edge control device is in the cruise position and the speedbrake control device is in the flight detent with the spoilers deployed at the augmented deployment angle.