SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROTORCRAFT APPROACH TO HOVER

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EP 3 441 306 B8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	06.12.2023 Bulletin 2023/49

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	04.10.2023 Bulletin 2023/40

(21)	Application number: 18186920.7

(22)	Date of filing: 01.08.2018

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B64C 13/50^(2006.01)
G05D 1/06^(2006.01)
G05D 1/12^(2006.01)

B64C 27/57^(2006.01)
G05D 1/10^(2006.01)
G05D 1/08^(2006.01)

(52)	Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
	B64C 27/57; G05D 1/0676; G05D 1/0858; B64C 13/503; B64U 2201/10

(54)	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROTORCRAFT APPROACH TO HOVER SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN FÜR DREHFLÜGLERANFLUG IM SCHWEBEFLUG SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ D'APPROCHE D'UN GIRAVION EN VOL STATIONNAIRE

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

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Priority:

07.08.2017 US 201762542113 P
09.07.2018 US 201816030687

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	13.02.2019 Bulletin 2019/07

(73)	Proprietor: Textron Innovations Inc.
	Providence, Rhode Island 02903 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	WORSHAM II, Robert Earl Weatherford, TX Texas 76088 (US) GILLETT, Luke Dafydd Grapevine, TX Texas 76051 (US)

(74)	Representative: Barker Brettell LLP
	100 Hagley Road Edgbaston Birmingham B16 8QQ Birmingham B16 8QQ (GB)

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