An aircraft includes a processor, an airframe, a pitch attitude flight control surface coupled with the airframe, a nose wheel coupled with the airframe, main wheels coupled with the airframe, and a brake system coupled with the main wheels. The processor is programmed to determine that the aircraft has entered a braking segment of a landing phase of a flight of the aircraft while the aircraft is on a ground surface and to command the pitch attitude flight control surface with a nose up command during the braking segment in response to determining that the aircraft has entered the braking segment. The nose up command causes the pitch attitude flight control surface to generate a downforce that increases traction between the main wheels and the ground surface due to a weight shift from the nose wheel to the main wheels and directly due to the downforce on the main wheels.


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    Title :

    AIRCRAFT LANDING WITH ELEVATOR DOWN FORCE ASSISTANCE DURING BRAKING


    Contributors:
    BUETHE SCOTT (author) / LANDERS THOMAS (author) / RUMMEL ALEX (author)

    Publication date :

    2021-07-08


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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