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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7883053 | Heat exchanger systems and associated systems and methods for cooling aircraft starter/generators Heat exchanger systems and associated systems and methods for cooling aircraft starters/generators are disclosed. A system in accordance with one embodiment includes a first fluid flow path for a first fluid, a second fluid flow path for a second fluid, and a third ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7520465 | Aircraft fluid cooling system and aircraft provided with said system An aircraft fluid cooling system has an air heat exchanger passed by this fluid, the air heat exchanger including a structure for introduction of air and an air exhaust. The air heat exchanger is installed in a housing located in a flap guide rail fairing connected ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7434765 | Heat exchanger systems and associated systems and methods for cooling aircraft starter/generators Heat exchanger systems and associated systems and methods for cooling aircraft starters/generators are disclosed. A system in accordance with one embodiment includes a first fluid flow path for a first fluid, a second fluid flow path for a second fluid, and a third ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7364118 | Propulsion arrangement In order to achieve greater operational efficiency a propulsive arrangement is provided in which a relatively large number of small propulsive assemblies 9; 31, 32, 33 are provided in aircraft structures in particular the wing 7; 30. The assemblies ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7337605 | Thermal management for aircraft auxiliary power unit compartment An improved passive cooling system for an aircraft APU compartment that includes a lightweight annular air-cooled oil cooler that is strategically oriented and shrouded to face its annular inlet away axially downstream from the exhaust of the APU to make it inherent... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7325772 | Aircraft heat sink and electronics enclosure An aircraft component including a first section adapted to be attached at an exterior surface of an aircraft to close an access opening through the exterior surface; and a second section extending outward from the first section and forming heat transfer surfaces to ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7246658 | Method and apparatus for efficient heat exchange in an aircraft or other vehicle A heat exchanger extracts heat from a two-phase fluid coolant so that the coolant changes from a vapor state to a liquid state. Two valves have respective inlets which communicate with the coolant in the heat exchanger, and which are physically spaced from each othe... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7191983 | Methods and systems for controlling flammability control systems in aircraft and other vehicles Methods and systems for controlling fuel tank flammability control systems are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a system for use with an aircraft or other vehicle includes a flammability control system and a controller operably coupled to the flammability contro... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7150431 | Electrical generator fluid-flow-coolant filtration A ventilating and particle-filtering airflow system, and related methodology, for managing the flow of air to the brush region of an on-board aircraft (vehicle) electrical generator. Conduit structure collects intaken air during aircraft (vehicle) engine operation, ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7143813 | Foam bumper and radiator for a lightweight heat rejection system Methods and apparatus are provided for a lightweight heat rejection system suitable for spacecraft applications. The apparatus comprises a manifold configured with an array of heat pipes in thermal contact with a manifold coolant. The heat pipes transfer the coolant... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7093789 | Delta-winged hybrid airship In one aspect, a hybrid airship including an outer shell, a plurality of helium filled gas envelopes, and an all-electric propulsion system may have the shape of a delta-wing. In some embodiments, the hybrid airship may be launched using buoyancy lift alone and aero... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7080681 | Heat pipe component deployed from a compact volume A component of a heat pipe assembly (100) has hollow fluid transport sections (108) communicating with hollow bendable fluid transport sections (110); the bendable fluid transport sections (110) being bendable to deploy the transport sect... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7007893 | Methods and systems for controlling flammability control systems in aircraft and other vehicles Methods and systems for controlling fuel tank flammability control systems are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a system for use with an aircraft or other vehicle includes a flammability control system and a controller operably coupled to the flammability contro... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6969027 | Vertical takeoff and landing apparatus A vertical takeoff and landing apparatus is excellent in the maneuverability and postural stability of its airframe, serves to protect a pilot from an impact when landing, and can make extremely stable flight when hovering near a building. An airframe has a propulsi... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6942181 | Passive cooling system for auxiliary power unit installation A passive cooling system for an auxiliary power unit (APU) installation on an aircraft is provided. The system is for an auxiliary power unit having at least a compressor portion of a gas turbine engine and an oil cooler contained separately within a nacelle. The sy... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6921047 | Aircraft air conditioning system mixer A mixer includes a fresh air tube defining a passage having an inlet receiving conditioned air from an air conditioning pack. The fresh air tube includes an outlet providing mixed air to a cabin of the aircraft. An outer tube at least partially surrounds the fresh a... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6914781 | Fixture and method for quick installation and removal of mobile platform electronic modules A fixture for supporting an electronics module or like component in a generally inaccessible area within a structure. In one preferred form the fixture is adapted to be mounted within a fuselage of an aircraft or other mobile platform in an area that would not permi... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6715713 | Exchanger for aircraft air conditioning circuit and integrated propulsion assembly for such an exchanger An exchanger (10) intended for cooling air admitted into an air conditioning circuit of an aircraft is housed inside the rigid caisson of the strut by which a turboreactor is suspended from the wing unit. The exchanger comprises superposed hollow plates (1... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6698687 | Aircraft wing heat exchanger apparatus and method A heat exchanger system and method for heating selected areas of the wings of an aircraft. The heat exchanger apparatus involves the use of a heat exchanger and thermal contact with the fluid of a gear box associated with a geared fan powerplant used on a... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6682016 | Thermal management valve with drop-tight shutoff of return to tank A thermal management system for an aircraft fuel system includes a plurality of fuel pressure sources. A spool valve is fluidly connected to the pressure sources and is movable between a plurality of positions in response to the pressure sources. An oil c... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6651929 | Passive cooling system for auxiliary power unit installation A passive cooling system for an auxiliary power unit (APU) installation on an aircraft is provided. The system is for an auxiliary power unit having at least a compressor portion of a gas turbine engine and an oil cooler contained separately within a nace... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6536382 | Radiator for inverted aircraft engine configuration An inverted aircraft internal combustion engine, such as a two-stroke compression-ignition (diesel) engine, incorporates a lubricant (oil) and/or coolant heat exchanger mounted upon the engine below an exposed crankshaft and/or enclosed crankshaft housing... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6467730 | Aircraft airfoil leading edge member equipped with a de-icing device A leading edge member of an airfoil of an aircraft has an outside wall defining a wing span and a deicing device for circulating hot air in the direction of the wing span of the airfoil. The device includes a hot air distribution duct extending inside the... | 10/22/2002 |
| 5806793 | Cooling device for a turboshaft engine on an aircraft A cooling device for an aircraft turboshaft engine includes a boundary layer suction device formed by a perforated external wall portion of the aircraft, a collector on the inside of the wall portion for receiving the air flowing in through the perforatio... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5702073 | Modular liquid skin heat exchanger A liquid coolant heat exchange system for use in semimonocoque aircraft includes an arcuate planar heat sink fixed along a radius of curvature R1 by forming members, a flexible arcuate planar spreader plate having a radius R2, such t... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5667168 | Modular liquid skin heat exchanger A liquid coolant heat exchange system for use in semimonocoque aircraft includes an arcuate planar heat sink fixed along a radius of curvature R1 by forming members, a flexible arcuate planar spreader plate having a radius R2, such t... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5634612 | Earth orbiting satellite having electrical energy storage batteries A three axis stabilized geostationary satellite comprises a structure having walls that face North and South when the satellite is on station and carrying at a storage battery of large capacity. The storage battery is constituted by cells mounted on a cha... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5310141 | Battery thermal control arrangement Cylindrical battery cell vessels are coupled together in plural sets by pairs of half-shell sleeves. The sleeves conduct heat preferentially in an axial direction. Each sleeve set is mounted onto a heat rejection plate for direct radiation to space. Each ... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5148859 | Air/liquid heat exchanger An air/liquid heat exchanger having a refrigerant spray providing evaporative cooling.... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5149018 | Cooling system for a hypersonic aircraft A cooling system for a hypersonic aircraft is disclosed which enables hypersonic flight using non-cryogenic fuels. The cooling system positions a primary heat exchanger at an external location on the aircraft which remains relatively cool during hypersoni... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5129446 | Air/liquid heat exchanger An air/liquid heat exchanger having a tube that reinforces the heat exchanger's core and header plates and also sprays a liquid onto the core for evaporative cooling.... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5097892 | Air/liquid heat exchanger with ram pressure evaporative cooling An air/liquid heat exchanger for aircraft having ram pressure powered evaporative cooling.... | 03/24/1992 |
| 4930725 | Pusher propeller installation for turboprop engines A pusher turboprop engine is provided with an interior exhaust duct structure which directs the hot turbine gases through and out of the engine nacelle and around the rear spinner which surrounds the propeller hub. The spinner supports blade-shaped shield... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4892269 | Spinner ducted exhaust for pusher turboprop engines A pusher turboprop engine is provided with an interior exhaust duct structure which directs the hot turbine gasses through and out of the engine nacelle to an annular duct mounted on the rear spinner which surrounds the propeller hub. The rotating annular... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4830312 | Airplane, preferably a helicopter A helicopter is driven by means of a rotor that is connected with an internal-combustion engine. The air-cooled internal-combustion engine has a horizontally opposed construction and is arranged within walls of a cabin of the helicopter. In order to suppl... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4786015 | Structural cooling unit In order to dissipate aerodynamic heating in hypersonic aircraft, while at the same time providing structural support for the leading edge of an airfoil or the nose cone in a manner that avoids transmittal of thermal bending loads into the aircraft, a str... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4786008 | Nuclear powered drone An unmanned aircraft is equipped with a helium-cooled Brayton cycle nuclear reactor. Heated helium gas drives turbines which in turn rotate propellers to maintain the aircraft aloft for a protracted period of time. After the helium gas expands in the turb... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4778130 | Ultra hypersonic aircraft An ultra hypersonic aircraft having aerodynamic heat transferring pipes forming an airframe structure is shown. The heat transformer pipes include a high pressure steam generator located at the forward section thereof and a low pressure steam condensator ... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4709882 | Electric propulsion system for aircraft An aircraft having a rotatively driven blade cooperating with an electrochemical power system for operating an electric drive system. The blade provides cooling heat transfer relative to the lithium/peroxide fuel system effecting desirable separation of t... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4504030 | Cooling means Cooling for an electronic package mounted on an aircraft engine housed in a nacelle is achieved by connecting the package to the inlet of the engine and overboard of the nacelle so that substantially continuous air flow over the electronic package will en... | 03/12/1985 |
