Patent ID: 9254909
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: B64C,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A system for optimizing a flap setting of an aircraft, comprising: a flap optimizing computer configured to compute an optimum flap setting during flight for one or more flaps of an aircraft; a flap control system communicatively coupled to the flap optimizing computer, the flap control system including a flap control device movable to any one of a plurality of control device positions including a designated control device position for selecting any one of a plurality of corresponding standard flap settings including a designated flap setting; a flap actuation system communicatively coupled to the flap control system and configured to actuate the one or more flaps; wherein the flap control system is configured to automatically command the flap actuation system to move the one or more flaps to the optimum flap setting in response to the manual movement of the flap control device to the designated control device position during flight; and the optimum flap setting being different than the standard flap settings.