US 12,214,866 B2
Aircraft take-off system
Sean Kerr, Bristol (GB); and David Marles, Bristol (GB)
Assigned to AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED, Bristol (GB)
Appl. No. 17/760,940
Filed by Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol (GB)
PCT Filed Sep. 16, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/075878
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 16, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/053021, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 25, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 1913411 (GB), filed on Sep. 17, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0340267 A1, Oct. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. B64C 25/26 (2006.01); B64C 13/16 (2006.01); B64D 31/06 (2024.01)
CPC B64C 25/26 (2013.01) [B64C 13/16 (2013.01); B64D 31/06 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aircraft system for an aircraft, the aircraft system comprising a controller configured to:
receive at least one signal during a take-off procedure of the aircraft indicative of a fault or failure of an engine of the aircraft; and
on the basis of the at least one signal, causing at least one remedial action to be taken to increase a rate of climb of the aircraft, wherein the at least one remedial action includes performing a portion of a retraction procedure to retract a landing gear of the aircraft,
wherein the at least one signal indicates that an operating condition of the engine is beyond a predetermined range or a predetermined threshold.