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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4289286 | Replaceable harness bracket assembly A disconnect device for an aircraft survival kit including a container and a lid secured thereto with a torso harness and anti-rotation strap associated therewith. The disconnect device includes a body adapted to be mounted relative to the kit, with the b... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4275992 | Mode controlled attachment of rotor mounted components An above-rotor mount (30) for a helicopter (10) comprises an upper plate (32) coupled to a lower plate (34) by means of links (42, 44, 46 and 48). The lower plate (34) is connected to a rotating rotor shaft (16) and a non-rotating stand pipe (40) extendin... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4272039 | Electronic hang glider hook-up warning system An electronic warning system that alerts a pilot of light-weight foot-launched aircraft that the required pre-launch physical hook-up of pilot-to-aircraft has not been accomplished.... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4261284 | Sea hunt system A search apparatus is provided for an aircraft. The search apparatus includes a transparent observation chamber and a plurality of bulkheads which divide the chamber into at least two compartments. A cradle is mounted within each compartment for supportin... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4251040 | Wind driven apparatus for power generation Wind driven apparatus for the production of power at a ground location includes an aerodynamic lift generating vehicle capable of maintaining a stable airborne orientation, a tether linking the vehicle to a ground location, mechanical power generating equ... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4230290 | Airplane angle of attack and direction of flight indicator An airplane angle of attack and direction of flight indicator includes a vane on the outside of the fuselage which is pivotally movable in response to changes in the airplane's angle of attack. A group of optical fibers are supported within the airplane w... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4228974 | Protective device for instruments and locking of aircraft controls A device for locking the ailerons and elevators of an aircraft controlled by a wheel-operated longitudinally shiftable and rotatable control column, and, at the same time preventing theft of the navigational instruments and radio equipment mounted on the ... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4225926 | Apparatus for loading and unloading an aircraft and ascertaining the weight of the load The present apparatus is used for ascertaining the individual weight of any type of load including that of passengers and of hand baggage, that is added to the total payload of an aircraft. Each individual weight is ascertained and, if desired, displayed ... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4212440 | Camouflaged and deceptive distorted vehicle and method of assembling such vehicles A camouflaged and deceptive distorted vehicle comprising a top and bottom surface, the surfaces having pairs of coordinate sections including a fore and aft coordinate sections pair and a second left and right coordinate sections pair, at least one of the... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4193569 | Process and apparatuses for landing aircraft on water covered landing surfaces Process of landing an airplane on a solid landing surface covered with a layer of water comprising the steps of forming and maintaining a curtain of gas from a point forward and outboard of each of the landing wheels of an airplane on each side of the fus... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4168814 | Inspection and maintenance trolley for aircraft The method and apparatus for conducting inspections and maintenance activities of this invention reduce the time required to conduct inspections and perform maintenance upon the aircraft structure and various systems, such as electrical and hydraulic, con... | 09/25/1979 |
| 4168123 | Aircraft weapon systems An aircraft weapon system including a component mounted on a wing of an aircraft and a radiation source and sensor arrangement for measuring changes in the alignment of the component with respect to a reference axis fixed with respect to the main body of ... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4167862 | Anti-theft device for aircraft This anti-theft device has a plurality of arcuate metallic sections hingedly connected to be removably applied to an airplane propeller blade at one side of the propeller shaft and locked in place to prevent unauthorized removal. The device forms an eccen... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4162701 | Thermal control canister A heat dissipating instrument package of a spacecraft, located in a canister having walls in heat transfer relationship with the package, is maintained at a substantially constant temperature. Fixed conductance heat pipes on the canister walls are connect... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4161299 | Aircraft performance data qualifier A method and apparatus to obtain performance data for maximum cruise economy on any particular aircraft by means of a device comprising three thin round flat disc concentrically mounted to one another. Various aircraft performance scales are imprinted upo... | 07/17/1979 |
| 4154190 | Calibrated aircraft directional gyro for indicating holding pattern entry procedure A directional gyro for aircraft having on its stationary face plate, color zones referable separately to portions of the 360° movable directional scale; each color zone indicating a particular entry procedure (direct, parallel, or tear drop) for the pres... | 05/15/1979 |
| 4093021 | Instrument and panel cooling apparatus In the disclosed aircraft instrument and panel cooling apparatus, each instrument is cooled uniformly and efficiently by air flowing through a plurality of small orifices which surround the large apertures in which the instruments are mounted. The orifice... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4089491 | Camouflaged aircraft, surface vessel or vehicle or the like A camouflaged aircraft, surface vessel, vehicle or the like comprising an aircraft having upper and lower surfaces and having a plurality of visually contrasting surface coatings thereon, the coatings having lines of demarcation therebetween the surface c... | 05/16/1978 |
| 4012012 | Supplemental oil system for engines An oil replenishment system provides a remote reserve oil tank and the plumbing necessary to fill the main oil tank or tanks of engines, especially aircraft engines during flight. This system includes apparatus to determine the quantity of oil pumped to a... | 03/15/1977 |
| 4000776 | Heat pipe system A heat pipe having one wall formed by the component to be cooled and the other wall formed by a cover plate which is a portion of the missile skin, wherein the component wall normally forms the evaporator section and the other wall normally forms the cond... | 01/04/1977 |
| 3977206 | Heat transfer system A heat transfer system in which a fluid of substantial heat absorption qualities is caused to flow in successive heat absorption and heat dissipation phases, a latter having one or more differential modes. In the disclosed embodiment of the system, a cold... | 08/31/1976 |
| 3971532 | Rudder restraint for grounded aircraft A rudder restraint for grounded aircraft includes a central rudder trailing edge engaging bracket that may be secured on opposite sides of an airplane empennage by anchor clamps attached to the bracket through nonextendible cords. The clamps are attached ... | 07/27/1976 |
| 3960626 | Method of making high performance ablative tape A high temperature tape for use in protecting a structural item to be subjected to high temperature, and the method whereby this novel tape is made are set forth. The tape is principally constituted by a number of elongated carrier fibers disposed in an e... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3960343 | Double wall ducting A lightweight, high-strength duct comprised of two thin annular tubes, one fitted within the other, the outer tube having spaced annular stiffening beads extending radially outwardly therefrom, and one of the tubes being vented to prevent pressure differe... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3933323 | Solid state solar to microwave energy converter system and apparatus Solid state spaced-oriented means convert solar radiation into microwave energy which is amplified and beamed to earth as a source of electrical power. A large number of semiconductor devices operating in the current multiplication region are irradiated b... | 01/20/1976 |
