Class 244/82 - Vane operated

Subclass of Class 244 - Aeronautics and astronautics
Definition: Devices and arrangements for operating aircraft control
No. of patents: 32
Last issue date: 09/16/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7424988	Use of aerodynamic forces to assist in the control and positioning of aircraft control surfaces and variable geometry systems The current invention relates primarily to the control of rotary wing and fixed wing aircraft where a small electric actuator (7, 104) changes the pitch on a small aerodynamic surface (5, 66) and the resulting airloads on said small aerodynamic surface...	09/16/2008
7364115	System and method for controlling engine RPM of a ducted fan aircraft An aircraft including a ducted fan and an engine for driving the ducted fan includes a plurality of vanes movably mounted to the aircraft at a substantially rectangular exhaust end of the aircraft. Each of the plurality of vanes is substantially rectangular or squar...	04/29/2008
7357358	Aircraft leading edge device systems and corresponding sizing methods Aircraft leading edge device systems and methods for sizing such systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, a spanwise lift coefficient distribution for an airfoil corresponding to at least one design condition and at least one aircraft angle of attack is identified,...	04/15/2008
7338011	Method making it possible to prevent vibration of a rudder of an aircraft and aircraft using this method A method for preventing vibration of a rudder of an aircraft may have, on a lateral aerodynamic surface of the aircraft's rudder, a protruding aerodynamic element capable of generating an aerodynamic effect tending to rotate the rudder about its articulation axis. A...	03/04/2008
7264201	Process for reducing the aerodynamic loads applied to the elevators of an aircraft during takeoff Process for reducing the aerodynamic loads applied to the elevators of an aircraft during takeoff wherein, prior to the rotation, the adjustable horizontal tailplane (2) is nose-up overdeflected and the elevators (4) are nose-down deflected. ...	09/04/2007
7182297	Method and apparatus for supporting aircraft components, including actuators Methods and apparatuses for supporting aircraft components, including actuators are disclosed. An apparatus in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes an actuator housing having an actuator receptacle that securely yet releasably receives an actuato...	02/27/2007
7121503	Better balanced canard airplane with forward engine To optimize the performance of a canard airplane with an engine in front, the canard is mounted forward of its location in existing canard airplanes. Specifically, the canard is located with its leading edge significantly ahead of the firewall. This allows the canar...	10/17/2006
7111810	Forward pivoted full flying control tail boom An aircraft motion control mechanism for regulating aircraft motion from a location remote from an aircraft body portion. The aircraft auxiliary control mechanism has at least one control surface support arm connected to and extending from the aircraft body portion,...	09/26/2006
7090172	Process for countering the vibrations induced in an aircraft by the windmilling of a fan and system of electric flight controls implementing this process A system and process for countering the vibrations induced in an aircraft by the windmilling of an engine fan may produce a first electric flight control command for a servocontrol to use in actuating a control surface of the aircraft. The servocontrol is slaved to ...	08/15/2006
7051976	Process for improving the maneuverability of an aircraft during a resource Process for improving the maneuverability of an aircraft during a resource. According to the invention, prior to the resource, the adjustable horizontal tailplane (2) is nose-up deflected and the elevators (4) are nose-down deflected. ...	05/30/2006
7007897	Flight control actuation system A flight control actuation system comprises a controller, electromechanical actuator and a pneumatic actuator. During normal operation, only the electromechanical actuator is needed to operate a flight control surface. When the electromechanical actuator load level ...	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
6827311	Flight control actuation system A flight control actuation system comprises a controller, electromechanical actuator and a pneumatic actuator. During normal operation, only the electromechanical actuator is needed to operate a flight control surface. When the electromechanical actuator load level ...	12/07/2004
6568635	Apparatus and method for flight control of an aircraft An apparatus and method for flight control of an aircraft provides a body with adjustable intake ports ducting air into an internal intake manifold. Adjusting the openings of the intake ports changes the amount of air flowing over the surfaces surrounding...	05/27/2003
6450445	Stabilizing control apparatus for robtic or remotely controlled flying platform A robotic or remotely controlled flying platform (10) with reduced drag stabilizing control apparatus constructed having an air duct (12) with an air intake (14) on the top and an exhaust (16) at the bottom, containing supported therein a clockwise rotati...	09/17/2002
6349900	Actuator system for aerospace controls and functions An actuator system (10, 100, 200) for use in an aircraft control or operating system, comprising a controller (12) operable in response to an input for generating a control signal, and an electrical actuator (20) responsive to the control signal for opera...	02/26/2002
6273363	Aircraft with a double-T tail assembly An aircraft, preferably a large capacity passenger aircraft with two passenger decks, has a double-T tail assembly arranged on its tail section. The double-T tail assembly includes a double fin and rudder assembly and a tailplane and elevator assembly, an...	08/14/2001
5913492	System for controlling an aircraft control surface tab A system for controlling the tab (6) of an aircraft control surface (3) having a pair of position sensors (12 and 15) that supply information regarding the turning of the control surface (3) and the position of a jack (13), respectively, on the basis of s...	06/22/1999
5738331	Aircraft crosswind control apparatus The present invention relates to a control system for an aircraft to compensate for crosswinds on landings. In one embodiment, the control system includes two mutually identical control surfaces having common end points, respectively; and an actuator to m...	04/14/1998
5366176	Feedback-stabilized aerodynamically overbalanced lifting/control surface for aircraft An airfoil of an aircraft is provided with one or more control flaps which are pivotally mounted on the airfoil in an aeromechanically unstable manner. The trailing edges of the control flaps are provided with one or more control tab zones which include t...	11/22/1994
5303879	Aircraft with a ducted fan in a circular wing The aircraft comprises a rotor with a vertical axis arranged in a housing for generating a lift exceeding the weight of the aircraft. The housing is essentially shaped as a circular wing. A first way of guiding air is provided for controlling the air stre...	04/19/1994
5127605	Control surface structures for fluid-borne vehicles and method for rotationally moving such structures A fluidfoil (78) for use in guiding fluid-borne vehicles has first and second bodies (82, 80) arranged in telescoping relation and collectively defining the leading and trailing edges (18, 20) of the fluidfoil so that the chord length (24) of the fluidfoi...	07/07/1992
5115237	Combination aircraft yaw/angle of attack sensor An improved aerodynamic vane is used for sensing the angle of attack of an aircraft during yawed flight. Left and right sensors are rotatably mounted to opposite sides of the fuselage of the aircraft and rotate in the air flow to a position indicative of ...	05/19/1992
5033695	Aileron counterbalance mount bracket A counterbalance mount bracket for mounting aileron counterbalances on the ailerons of selected aircraft, which counterbalance mount bracket includes an aileron attachment plate having a wing hinge flange adapted to mount on the wing hinge of the aircraft...	07/23/1991
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
4765572	System for controlling a mobile aerodynamic surface of an aircraft This invention relates to a system for controlling an aerodynamic surface mounted mobile on an aircraft so as to be able to pivot freely about a fixed axis and provided with a tab itself articulated on the trailing edge of the aerodynamic surface, the sys...	08/23/1988
4455004	Flight control device for airplanes Aircraft wing fatigue life and weight are strongly influenced by maximum wing root bending moment. The object of the invention is to augment the wing root bending moment relief that can be provided by the deflection of aircraft ailerons (12) in the conven...	06/19/1984
4431149	Geared tab An improved geared tab configuration for a moveable airfoil, such as an elevator of an aircraft, is provided which comprises a tab pivotally connected to the airfoil, and linkage connecting the airfoil to the tab for simultaneous opposing pivotal movement...	02/14/1984
4281816	Automatic apparatus for molding a preform A preform molding apparatus includes a mold cup which has opposed top and bottom mold members and a carrier arm between the mold members. The top mold member has a concave mold recess in its bottom surface and a semi-cylindrical rim extending downwardly f...	08/04/1981
4124180	Free wing assembly for an aircraft A free wing attached to a fuselage of an aircraft in a manner such that the wing is free to pivot about a spanwise axis forward of its aerodynamic center. The wing is angularly displaced about the axis by aerodynamic pitching moments, resulting from lift,...	11/07/1978
4050651	Wing and reduced airspeed system for jet aircraft A thin, high performance swept wing of the tapered type with an improved leading edge characterized by (1) camber that increases from a minimum near the wing root to a maximum near the wing tip, and (2) substantially a constant leading edge radius extendi...	09/27/1977
3940093	Flap or wing droop arrangement for an aircraft wing A device for wing droops assembled on the leading edge of an aircraft wing and capable of occupying either a retracted position for flight in the clean configuration or an extended position, projecting before and below the wing, for producing extra lift, ...	02/24/1976

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