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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4991797 | Infrared signature reduction of aerodynamic surfaces The invention provides a system for selective reduction of infrared signature of a vehicle subjected to aerodynamic heating. Liquid coolant under pressure vaporizes in porous sections of the skin of the vehicle to transpiration-cool the skin. Adjacent dow... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4985706 | Process for data transmission by means of a geo-stationary satellite and at least one sub-satellite A process for data transmission uses a geo-stationary satellite and at least one sub-satellite, the sub-satellites being placed on lower orbits. For the transmission of news, at least two data streams are transmitted with different powers. The first data ... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4964331 | Airborne birdstrike prevention device A mobile, radio-controlled (RC) airplane flies around an airport in a random pattern, as controlled by an operator with a range greater than needed to scare away birds from runways. The RC airplane includes a receiver to control the launching of a special... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4961699 | Apparatus for foaming bubbles Apparatus and methods for thin film formation from which structures may be constructed for use in space. An elastic expandable torus is rolled upon itself about its circular axis as a bubble is formed so that the bubble attachment line may be repositioned... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4961989 | Fire-resisting material A coherent fire-resisting flexible sheet material for aerospace applications is provided consisting of a layer of ceramic fibers embedded in a silicone rubber compound. The ceramic fibers may be in the form of a plain woven fabric of monofilament fibers o... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4955562 | Microwave powered aircraft A microwave-powered aircraft has lifting surfaces for exerting lifting forces on the aircraft in response to the propulsion of the aircraft and a rectenna array for receiving and rectifying microwave energy transmitted to the aircraft from a location remo... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4949269 | Process and system for determining the longitudinal position of the center of gravity of an aircraft provided with an adjustable horizontal stabilizer Method and system for determining the longitudinal position of the gravity center of an aircraft having an adjustable stabilizer. At a flight point for which the aircraft is in equilibrium with its elevator in aerodynamic prolongation of the adjustable st... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4944401 | Crash survivable enclosure for flight recorder A crash survivable enclosure for flight data recorders used in aircraft and other vehicles operating over land and water includes a strong, light-weight metal shell for enclosing and protecting an information storage device having power, signal, and addre... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4940195 | Decoy aircraft A decoy aircraft construction of compact format during transport and able to form a decoy model of an aircraft on disposition on an airfield has the form of a rectilinear box blank having six primary panels joined at edges so as to form a box on bringing ... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4908558 | Spherical motion simulator A flight motion simulator includes a unit under test supported on a stationary frame for angular and translational movement along pitch, roll, and yaw axes. A rotor element is secured to the unit under test and has a spherical configuration. Magnetic bear... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4887779 | Roll drum sensor housing having sliding window A cylindrical roll drum housing (12) is mounted to the roof (18) of an aircraft fuselage. Enclosed in the housing (12) is a sensor (22) that pivots about an azimuthal axis (82). The sensor (22) normally looks outwardly through sliding window (20) that mov... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4886222 | Atmospheric autorotating imaging device An imaging device that automatically rotates upon descent through an atmosphere provides an onboard image detector a sweeping panoramic scan as it descends. No moving parts or propulsion system are required. The location, angle and pitch of the winged str... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4883240 | Aircraft propeller noise reduction In one form of the invention, a counterrotating pair of aircraft propellers produces noise in the form of a frequency-modulated carrier wave. The frequency modulation allows a designer to manipulate the energy spectrum of the noise in order to, for exampl... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4866439 | Explosives detection system for an aircraft An explosives detection system for an aircraft to deter terrorist activity in which a plurality of explosives detectors are located about the interior passenger compartment of the aircraft in order to detect the presence of explosives. The explosives dete... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4860007 | Integrated primary flight display An integrated primary flight display apparatus for an aircraft provides coordinated information with minimum eye scan distances. Various cathode ray tube generated presentations are centered toward a common electronic attitude director indicator having in... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4858850 | Aircraft open viewing port configuration Apparatus for reducing drag and improving optical observation through an open aircraft port includes a ramp mounted on the port downstream edge, orifices or slots in the ramp surface interconnected by a manifold, and an associated air pump for withdrawing... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4852326 | Dummy aeroplane The present invention relates to a method for assembling a dummy aeroplane in which a latticework carcass is constructed from the components of an assembly kit and covered with a weatherproof drape. The inventive method is characterized by the sequence of... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4850552 | Landing gear load transducer A landing gear load sensor (24) for an aircraft (10) having a skid type landing gear (14) is provided. The sensor (24) includes a shear beam (30) having a loadbearing area (40). Structure (32, 34) is provided for mounting the shear beam (30) to the aircra... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4826103 | Active cable-cutting assembly for aircraft An active, automatic-firing, impact responsive cable-cutting apparatus for use on conventional aircraft such as helicopters for virtually instantaneously forcibly severing obstructive cables. A lightweight, non-corrosive frame comprising a mounting base p... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4817889 | Foolproof simplified vacuum systems Vacuum systems for use aboard aircraft and other vehicles, wherein, by simplified design, the systems of this new invention are virtually foolproof. This new invention utilizes the age old venturi due to its simplicity and lack of moving parts, but due to... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4816828 | Aircraft damage assessment and surveillance system An in flight damage assessment and surveillance system for aircraft using imaging apparatus for capturing optical images of predetermined portions of the aircraft disposed along the exterior of said aircraft in a manner such that the flight characteristic... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4807523 | Ventilating system for automotive vehicle A system for ventilating the passenger compartment of an automotive vehicle comprises an air discharge nozzle located at approximately the center of the vehicle's dashboard along a lower edge of the windshield. The nozzle ejects a broad air stream upwardl... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4804154 | Passive aerodynamic load mitigation system A passive load mitigation system for supporting transducers on a body moving through a fluid stream is described. According to the invention, a streamlined aerodynamic surface for supporting the transducers is attached to the body via a pivot axis. The ax... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4801113 | Apparatus and method for electrical heating of aircraft skin for background matching Apparatus and method for background matching of an aircraft or spacecraft which includes the direct electrical heating of the aircraft skin to minimize a negative infrared contrast signature detected from above platform infrared detectors. An infrared det... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4795112 | Method and device for emergency transportation In the event of an earthquake or fire, important objects like a recording medium used in a location where important information to the outside are relayed or in a location where natural phenomena are observed, are carried away, hanging from an airborne ba... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4790755 | Aircraft pilot-training apparatus An apparatus for training aircraft pilots wherein the apparatus includes a boom defined by a central bracket, a large rigid arm and a small rigid arm collectively supported on a vertical mast for pivotal movement about horizontal and vertical axes. The la... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4776530 | Safety apparatus for hang glider A safety apparatus for a hang glider that indicates any failure of a pilot to properly hook in a flight harness. The apparatus includes a circuit having a power source, such as a dry cell battery, connected to an alarm through a harness hook in sensor. Wh... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776529 | Helicopter preheat assembly A preheat apparatus for a helicopter wherein certain critical helicopter components are preheated preparatory to takeoff of the aircraft. The critical components include the main rotor gear case, the intermediate gear case, the tail rotor gear case, the o... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4756491 | Dipstick retainer At least one hook or clip is mounted to the inside surface of the engine compartment hatch door so as to removably receive the engine oil dipstick so that the dipstick protrudes beyond an edge of the hatch door and prevents its full closure.... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4736907 | Process and apparatus for preventing bird collisions The collision of birds with aircraft is prevented by means of at least one light source installed on an aircraft which produces light flashes. The frequency of the light flashes produced thereby is varied during at least one cycle time period. The frequen... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4730486 | Pressure relief valve exhaust gas heating means for aircraft backup pump An aircraft instrumentation system includes a plurality of air-driven instruments and a primary air pump for operatively driving the instruments. An air pressure regulator, coupled to the primary pump, selectively exhausts compressed air discharged by the... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4711411 | Aircrew headgear ejection means An apparatus for ejecting an aircrewmans helmet-mounted electro-optical equipment from an aircraft cockpit comprising an arm having a first end pivotally mounted at a position behind an aircrewmans ejection seat, a second end of the arm having on it a lin... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4705233 | Trustworthy simplified vacuum systems Vacuum systems deriving their trustworthiness by means of simplified apparatus, wherein, the vacuum source will be derived from simple venturis common to the state of the art, whereby, ice prevention will be achieved by use of bleed air from the turbine s... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4703904 | Apparatus and method for providing an aero-optical interface A method and apparatus for providing an aero-optical interface by stabilizing a shear layer in a fluid flowing over an aperture. The apparatus extracts fluid from a remote part of the flowing fluid and conveys it to the underside of the shear layer where ... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4700910 | Structure and method for mounting an aircraft weight sensor within tubular axle of an aircraft undercarriage A mounting and mounting method for a sensor positioned within a tubular axle of an aircraft undercarriage which will provide an output voltage proportional to the angular deflection of an axle for computation of aircraft gross weight. The sensor is not af... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4692610 | Fiber optic aircraft load relief control system A fiber optic load measuring system is disclosed comprising an optical pulse generator, an optical bus, a plurality of optical pulse routing switches, a plurality of optical attenuators disposed along the surface where the load is to be measured, a plural... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4682171 | Turn-and-bank indicator which displays the total angle or total time of a turn A turn-and-bank indicator can integrate with regard to time the displacement of a pointer of the turn-and-bank indicator, the pointer indicating the turning rate of the airplane. It includes a non-contact converter which outputs an electrical signal in pr... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4676454 | Backup pump for aircraft instrument system including heater A pump system for use with an air operated instrument system of an aircraft. A primary pump is connected to an air operated instrument and a backup pump is provided in the event of failure of the primary pump. Heated air from the discharge port of the pri... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4674704 | Direct air cooling system for airborne electronics A direct air cooling system 12 for electronics carried by aircraft. The cooling system provides a submerged air scoop 16 which directs outside air to several electronic modules 14. The air flows through passages 76 in the modules 14 which are adjacent to ... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4663627 | Aircraft control position indicator An aircraft control position indicator is provided that displays the degree of deflection of the primary flight control surfaces and the manner in which the aircraft will respond. The display includes a vertical elevator dot/bar graph meter display for in... | 05/05/1987 |
