Patent ID: 8249792
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: B64D,G05D

Abstract:
1. A method for protecting an aircraft comprising at least one wing-mounted engine arranged on each of its wings against at least one of a low-energy situation and a high-energy situation during flight in which at least one engine is a failed engine, the method comprising the steps of: detecting engine failure; measuring a plurality of parameters of said aircraft; triggering a control unit to activate a protection function, as a function of the number and position of failed engines, and control at least one non-failed engine of said aircraft, wherein the protection function is activated when activation conditions are met, with the activation conditions indicating that the aircraft is in the low-energy situation such that the total current power of the aircraft is less than a predetermined minimum power or that the aircraft is in the high-energy situation such that the total current power of the aircraft is greater than a predetermined maximum total power, wherein said triggering is carried out by a triggering unit, in which the triggering unit is configured to: wherein said control unit is configured to: