Patent ID: 8414260

Claim:
A control system for controlling an engine of an aircraft of the type piloted by a pilot and having at least one propeller powered by the engine, the control system being operative to control the engine during take off and comprising: an electronic controller operative for controlling the engine while the aircraft is in take off mode and, if so, the electronic controller being operative to provide less than full engine power at the initiation of take off and gradually increases engine power as air speed increases during take off so as to provide substantially maximum thrust for take off despite any pilot demands for maximum engine power during take off, thereby minimizing rollout distance for take off, the electronic controller providing substantially maximum thrust for take off and avoiding stalling of the propeller during take off by determining a maximum effective power to apply to the propeller and comparing the power demanded from the pilot of the aircraft with the maximum effective power, the electronic controller applying the power demanded from the pilot when the power demanded is less than the maximum effective power and applying the maximum effective power when the power demanded from the pilot exceeds the maximum effective power.