258 85 http://www.patentstorm.us/ http://www.patentstorm.us/images/logo.gif http://www.patentstorm.us/rss/class/applications/rss-244.xml Recent patent applications filings in USPTO Class 244 Aeronautics and astronautics. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:03:08 patents@patentstorm.us en http://www.patentstorm.us/applications/20120037760/description.html

Application Number:  20120037760

Publication Date:  2012-02-16

Inventors:  Gregg, Paul S.; Koppelman, Henry J.

An aerodynamic body operable to both promote laminar flow and satisfy structural requirements is disclosed. A perforated panel skin comprises an inner surface and an outer surface of the aerodynamic body. At least one hollow member is coupled to the inner surface and is operable to suction air from the outer surface and through the perforated panel skin. The at least one hollow member is oriented in a substantially chord-wise direction relative to an airflow over the aerodynamic ...
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Application Number:  20120037759

Publication Date:  2012-02-16

Inventors:  Leban, Frank A.; Vorwald, John G.; Sirchio, Scott A.

The bottom surface of an aircraft, such as an Osprey V-22 propeller driven aircraft, has at least four distributed hook attachment points. A load suspension apparatus is attached to the four attachment points with elongated slings. The load suspension apparatus includes an upper rigid frame and a lower rigid frame of lesser dimensions. The lower frame is suspended from the upper frame with V-shaped slings. A cargo load is attached to the lower frame. The load suspension apparatus provides ...
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Application Number:  20120037758

Publication Date:  2012-02-16

Inventors:  MATOS, JEFFREY A.; Milde, JR., Karl F.

A method and apparatus are disclosed for treating fuel to temporarily reduce its combustibility, and thereafter restore its combustibility. As used in an aircraft, the method comprises the following steps:

• • (a) treating aircraft engine fuel to substantially reduce its combustibility in open air;
  • (b) ...
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  • Application Number:  20120037757
  • Publication Date:  2012-02-16
  • Inventors:  Cutler, Lance A.; Richardson, Forrest
  A braking apparatus of an aerial refueling boom system is provided to reduce the likelihood of or to prevent anomalous boom extension. The braking apparatus includes a pulley about which a cable wraps. The pulley is configured to be operably mounted to a first tube of the boom system and to rotate in response to movement of a second tube relative to the first tube as a result of the connection of the cable to the second tube. The braking apparatus also includes a lock, such as a brake or a pin ...
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• Application Number:  20120037756
• Publication Date:  2012-02-16
• Inventors:  Lunitz, Barbara; Guthke, Hans Peter

The present invention provides a device for mounting systems, for example an electrical or fluid-conveying line, on a structure, in particular of an aircraft or spacecraft, the device comprising: a basic holder which is fastenable to the structure; and a system holder for mounting the systems, which system holder is fastenable to a first interface of the basic holder; the basic holder comprising a first part, which comprises the first interface, and a second part, one end of which is attachable ...
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Application Number:  20120037755

Publication Date:  2012-02-16

Inventors:  Tucker, Michael; Sanderson, Timothy

A wing structure is provided, wherein the wing structure comprises; an upper covering, a lower covering, and a spar, the spar comprising; a spar web, an upper spar cap attached to the upper covering, and a lower spar cap attached to the lower covering, the wing structure also comprising a face spaced apart from the spar web extending between the upper and lower spar caps. The wing structure is arranged to contain fuel in a fuel containment area between the upper and lower coverings on one side ...
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Application Number:  20120037754

Publication Date:  2012-02-16

Inventor:  Kladde, Burkley U.

A seat for use in an aircraft by an aircraft occupant having a back is disclosed. The seat includes a support assembly adapted to be secured to the floor, a seat carried by the support assembly, and a seat back connected to at least one of the support assembly and the seat back. The seat back includes a sheet of plastic approximating the size of the aircraft occupant's back for forming a flexible seat back. A method of construction and an armrest for an aircraft seat are further ...
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Application Number:  20120037753

Publication Date:  2012-02-16

Inventors:  HUBER, Thomas; HOLZNER, Richard

The present invention relates to a lateral guide for guiding cargo items in an aircraft. Such lateral guides are used to guide containers or pallets during their transport from the tail to the nose and to secure them in their final position. The proposed lateral guide has a mounting frame extending in the longitudinal direction and at least one lateral guide device having a sliding carriage, whereby the lateral guide device is movably supported in the mounting frame in the longitudinal ...
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Application Number:  20120037752

Publication Date:  2012-02-16

Inventor:  Collins, Andrew John

This disclosure relates to a landing gear system that includes a landing gear strut rotatable between stowed and deployed positions. A lock-stay is connected to the landing gear strut and is movable between locked and unlocked conditions. An unlock actuator is connected to the lock-stay and includes first and second members movable relative to one another. The first member is movable between first and second positions that correspond to the locked and unlocked conditions. A controller is in ...
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Application Number:  20120037751

Publication Date:  2012-02-16

Inventor:  Zha, GeCheng

A bidirectional flying wing maximizes efficiency and reduces sonic boom during supersonic flight. The flying wing has bilateral symmetry across two perpendicular planes and a substantially isentropic compression bottom surface that minimizes the shock wave projected downward during flight. The flying wing may be rotated to provide a high aspect ratio and a low sweep angle during subsonic flight. The flying wing may be rotated to provide a low aspect ratio and a high sweep angle during ...
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Application Number:  20120037750

Publication Date:  2012-02-16

Inventor:  Dvoeglazov, Valery Vyacheslavovich

The airlift comprises an engine-propeller unit and means for retention of the engine-propeller unit relative to the earth's surface, fixed on the above unit in the axis of rotation upward of the center of gravity of the engine-propeller unit. The means for retention of the engine-propeller unit relative to the earth's surface comprise solely a wire rope or a wire rope and an arm fixed inside the engine-propeller unit, or a wire rope and a frame embracing the engine-propeller unit fully or ...
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Application Number:  20120037749

Publication Date:  2012-02-16

Inventors:  Lance, David A.; Siddens, Steven T.

Methods and apparatus for launching an effector according to various aspects of the present invention may include a fire control system. The fire control system may be responsive to a sensor, such as a radar, and may be connected to the effector, such as via a launcher. The file control system may be adapted to generate a fire control solution according to the data from the sensor, initiate a launch of the effector, and provide the fire control solution to the effector after initiating the ...
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Application Number:  20120037748

Publication Date:  2012-02-16

Inventors:  Schneider, William C.; Ochoa, Ozden O.

An airship system having a flexible envelope and at least one bladder positioned therein is described. The bladder(s) provide an impervious barrier between the gas within the bladder(s) and the air exterior to the bladder(s). The envelope includes longitudinal and hoops straps weaved together in a criss-cross manner. The envelope also includes rings positioned thereon that include truss members for receiving struts for removably coupling the airship to another airship. A tri-hull delta ...
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Application Number:  20120035406

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  LAM, Joseph K-W; LAWSON, Craig P.; WETTERWALD, Marc

A method for dehydrating liquid fuel, the method comprising injecting a supply of dry gas into a liquid fuel via an outlet submerged in the liquid fuel. Also, a system for dehydrating liquid fuel, the system comprising a container for storing a liquid fuel, a line for delivering a supply of dry gas, and an outlet disposed near the bottom of the container and connected to the gas line for injecting dry gas into the liquid ...
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Application Number:  20120032033

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventor:  Cole, Jason Everett

My invention is a wing piercing airplane design based on the Catamaran (or trimaran) boat design. The concept behind the wind piercing airplane is a airfoil that consist of forward pointed triangular shaped wing on the left & right side of the fuselage, triangular shaped forward pointed vertical fins, triangular shaped forward pointed horizontal tail, triangular forward pointed wingtips to pierce the oncoming air like a Catamaran boat pierce the water as it travels forward. Essentially ...
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Application Number:  20120032032

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventor:  De Roche, Mark Stephen

A lift platform with a kinesthetic control system that is coupled to means for altering air flow through the first and second longitudinally-spaced ducts comprising the lift platform is provided. The control system includes a control handle bar with left and right hand grips, and first and second control roll bars located on either side of the lift platform's central cowling. Forward/rearward movement of the control handle bar from a neutral position generates nose-down/nose-up pitching ...
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Application Number:  20120032031

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Grohmann, Boris; Paulmann, Gregor

The invention relates to a control system and to a method of operating such a control system, particularly to a control system for pilot command inputs for a helicopter, with a mechanical input signal (2), at least one electric position sensor (21, 21′) for said input signal (2), at least one electric power supply (25, 25′) and at least one controllable, electromechanical actuator (27, 27′) fed by the at least one electric power supply (25, 25′) ...
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Application Number:  20120032030

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Ruckes, Ina; Scheffers, Peter; Willmer, Michael; Spiller, Olaf

A high-lift system of an aeroplane is described, including one or more high-lift flaps, an activation device with an activation function for generating adjustment commands for adjusting the adjustment state of the high-lift flaps, and a drive device coupled with the high-lift flaps, which is configured such that on the basis of activation commands the high-lift flaps are adjusted between a refracted adjustment state and an extended adjustment state. The activation function, on the basis of ...
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Application Number:  20120032029

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventor:  Dee La Peña Llaca, Fernando

A space launch vehicle used for launching spacecraft uses a magnetic levitation system in order to reduce friction since the vehicle floats above rails. The system uses magnetic coils to propel and move the vehicle away from the quiescent point thereof. The invention facilitates the launch of a spacecraft, the time at which most fuel is required, so that the spacecraft is subsequently propelled by its own means. This method saves a large amount of fuel, which adds weight to the vehicle, such ...
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Application Number:  20120032028

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Tendyra, Thomas; Pritzen, Thomas; Bühler, Markus

An actuating mechanism (1) for a vent door (2) in an aircraft door (3) comprising an electric motor (4) driving the vent door (2) in a closing position towards the aircraft door (3), a control unit (9), controlling said electric motor (4), and a flight lock actuator, driven by the electric motor (4). A return spring biases the vent door (2) to an open ...
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Application Number:  20120032027

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  VOGT, Thomas; GEHM, Marcus; DANNENBERG, Andreas

A multifunctional module is provided for a passenger services conduit in an aircraft. The multifunctional module includes, but is not limited to a first interface and at least one utility unit for providing a passenger with services. The first interface is for connecting the utility unit to the passenger utility conduit, the interface, for example, being designed as a mechanical ...
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Application Number:  20120032026

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  BECKER, Horst; STEIN, Hartmut; WESSELS, Anja; DETISI, Mark; MORRIS, Richard

A work area is provided for members of a flight crew that includes, but is not limited to a central module, which borders an area adapted for being closed intended for use by crewmembers to change clothes. The central module is arranged in the tail area of the aircraft cabin, and can be used for stowing trolleys. The area is closed by lateral doors, and can be used as a passageway when the doors are ...
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Application Number:  20120032025

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Allen, Mark Cameron; Hallerberg, D'Milo Dean; Timm, Greg P.

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) recovery system comprises a base and a pneumatic capture net, including a set of upwardly extending, flexible, inflatable tubes, supported by a capture net support assembly. Drag forces are exerted on a UAV by the set of tubes when the UAV flies into them. In some examples the recovery system includes a plurality of decelerators, each decelerator having a supply of a restraint strap, connected to the pneumatic net, which can be pulled from the decelerator upon ...
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Application Number:  20120032024

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Hoffman, Herbert L.; Lin, Juhn-Shyue; Poling, Hugh W.

A fairing includes a fairing body having a fairing interior and an interior surface and a spray-on insulation foam layer provided on the interior surface of the fairing ...
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Application Number:  20120032023

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Bousfield, Samuel Hall; Roberts, Robert N.; Brown, Matthew A.; Anemaat, Willem A.J.

A truss for a flying vehicle supports a pair of wings in a manner which facilitates pivoting of the wings between a deployed configuration and a retracted configuration. The truss includes parallel top and bottom plates with the gap therebetween. The wings have wing brackets affixed thereto with the wing brackets pivotably supported by hinge assemblies to the top plate and bottom plate of the truss. Latch assemblies can be selectively actuated to secure the wing brackets and associated wings to ...
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Application Number:  20120029738

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventors:  Brunetti, Massimo; Gobbi, Simone; Iannucci, Dario; Majori, Emilio

An aircraft capable of hovering, and characterized by having at least one sensor, which has a plane sweep region and is designed to acquire, when the aircraft is manoeuvring, values of respective distances between first points on an obstacle within the plane sweep region, and a second point on the aircraft; and a control unit designed to generate an alarm signal when at least one of the first points lies within a safety region containing the second point on the ...
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Application Number:  20120025033

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventors:  Huynh, Neal Van; Andersen, Peter James

A method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing movement of a flight control surface on an aircraft. A control signal is received to move the flight control surface to a position. Travel in a number of actuators in a plurality of actuators coupled to the flight control surface is limited to an amount that reduces a load on the number of actuators in the plurality of actuators in response to receiving the control signal while the aircraft is on the ground and the speed of the ...
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Application Number:  20120025032

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventors:  Gazzino, Marc; Mercier, Christian; Hopdjanian, Marie-Laure; Connaulte, Matthieu

A hybrid power plant (5) for an aircraft (1) comprises at least: a hybrid drive system (37) having a main on-board electricity network (16) and an auxiliary electricity network (34); and a selective adaptation interface (38) arranged to enable electrical energy to be exchanged selectively between the main and auxiliary electricity networks (16; 34). At least one engine and a hybrid drive auxiliary electrical machine (7, 31) are ...
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Application Number:  20120025031

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventors:  Stachniak, Darryl S.; Rusak, Thomas M.

An active control column transitionable to a fully passive state for an aircraft and methods of use are provided. The control column includes a passive feedback arrangement, a stick and a ground lock mechanism is provided. The passive feedback arrangement is moveable relative to a mechanical ground to adjust a feedback profile provided to the stick. The stick is movable relative to the mechanical ground and the passive feedback arrangement. The ground lock mechanism has a locked state in which ...
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Application Number:  20120025030

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventors:  Dyra, Brian P.; Stachniak, Darryl S.; Rusak, Thomas M.

An indirect drive active control column for an aircraft control system is provided. The indirect drive active control column provides both active and passive feedback to the control stick. The passive feedback relates to adjustments of the control stick relative to a feedback neutral position. The active feedback actively adjusts the position of the feedback neutral position to adjust a feedback profile of the passive ...
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Application Number:  20120025029

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventors:  Szulyk, Zenon P.; Jayaraman, Ganga P.; Frayman, Charles C.; Dyra, Brian P.; Stachniak, Darryl S.

A aircraft control system is provided. that provides tactile feedback between control columns of the aircraft relating to discrepancies in the control inputs to the sticks of the respective control columns. In one implementation, the sticks each have an associated feedback assembly that is adjustable relative to mechanical ground to adjust the feedback profile applied to the corresponding stick. The position of each feedback assembly is adjusted based on a relative displacement between the ...
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Application Number:  20120025028

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventor:  Suze, M. Gael

The safety device comprises a first bridle connecting a pilot chute of the reserve parachute to a deployment bag, a second bridle connecting the main parachute to the first bridle, a pin fastened to this first bridle and passed in a releasable manner in a loop formed on a locking bridle fastened to the locking pin and passed through a loop fastened to the second bridle and two eyelets formed through the first ...
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Application Number:  20120025027

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventors:  Yandle, Tom; Kelley, Michael E.; Rinehart, Elizabeth M.

Disclosed is a system for the airborne deployment and delivery of palletized cargo. The system includes a cargo pallet, one or more risers connected to the pallet, and an associated rigging. The risers are used in both stabilizing the cargo and in cushioning the impacts associated with transport and landing. The rigging is used to secure the pallet to one or more parachutes that are deployed as the pallet leaves the ...
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Application Number:  20120025026

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventor:  French, Clive

The present invention provides a tank vent device for venting gas from a tank 10 comprising a gas inlet 107 for receiving gas from a vent outlet of the tank, a gas outlet 109 for discharging the gas received, and a pressure valve 70 connecting the gas inlet and gas outlet, wherein the pressure valve is connected to a control pressure input 108 and is controllable by control pressure supplied at the control pressure input, whereby, in use, the pressure valve is ...
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Application Number:  20120025025

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventors:  French, Clive; Brennan, Susan Elizabeth; Clark, James Dudley

The invention provides a pipe 100 for an aircraft refuel system, the pipe comprising an outer section 200 making up a pipe wall, the pipe wall having an outer and inner 230 surface, a surface texture 310 on the inner pipe wall surface, the surface texture comprising projections 311 projecting inwards from the inner pipe wall surface towards the centre of the pipe. The surface texture may be riblets 311 and may be coated with an anti-bacterial coating ...
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Application Number:  20120025024

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventors:  Robrecht, Volker; Raguse, Till; Stoevesand, Daniel

A device for mounting at least one connector in an aircraft fuselage includes a first and a second traverse configured to connect the device to a structural section of the aircraft fuselage at end sections of the first and second traverses. A frame element extends transversely between the first and the second traverses and is configured to accommodate the at least one connector. A first and a second connecting profile respectively connect the frame element to the first and second ...
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Application Number:  20120025023

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventors:  Bernard, Patrick; Riva, Sebastien

An aircraft fuselage structure including at least a first and a second panel made of composite materials, placed side by side along a juncture and assembled with one another through at least one longitudinal joint. The longitudinal joint includes a double Ω stringer including: a first and a second Ω element each including a head and two cores, a first side base-plate situated in continuity of the first core of the first Ω element, a second side base-plate situated in continuity of the last ...
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Application Number:  20120025022

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventors:  Buchs, Wolfgang; Kunze, Steffen; Dreher, Gabriele; Girard, Umberto; Thiess, Thomas

A fuselage structure, particularly an aircraft door (1) of composite material comprising at least one panel (2) and at least one beam (3) mounted to each other and the panel (2) with the panel (2) being formed of at least one group of composite layers (5, 6, 20). The at least one beam (3) is provided at least at one of its respective ends (10, 11) with a flange (13) suitable for adhesive engagement with the at least one panel ...
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Application Number:  20120025021

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventors:  Jorgensen, James; Campbell, Scott

A payload door and elevator system for the translation of a payload such as a camera, from a stowed position within an aircraft fuselage to a deployed position projecting through an aperture formed in the wall of the fuselage. The system employs a translation component engaged to vertically translate the payload and operatively positioned inline with the aperture. Payload doors sealing the aperture horizontally translate in opposing directions once vertically translated from sealed engagement ...
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Application Number:  20120025020

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventors:  Sriram, Suresh; Plithides, Gregory C.

Fasteners, such as bolts, nuts and screws, rivets, pins, and retaining rings, made of a highly kinked rigid-rod polyarylene exhibiting outstanding characteristics, notably a high torque and a high tensile elongation, a measure of practical ...
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Application Number:  20120025019

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventors:  France, James Dominic; Halfon, Amitai

A passenger vehicle seat comprising, a seat back, a seat pan and a leg rest supported by a support frame, the leg rest of each seat moveably mounted relative to the support frame in a manner to allow it to move between (a) a stored position and (b) a fully deployed position where the seat pan and the leg rest are substantially coplanar, and wherein the seat pan is configurable between a substantially horizontal position, and one or more selected from an inclined and reclined position, and ...
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Application Number:  20120025018

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventors:  France, James Dominic; Pilditch, Alistair; Benner, Maurice Trevor

A class divider in an aircraft between a first seating arrangement that comprises of seats of a first kind and a second seating arrangement that comprises of seats of a second kind. The divider comprises a primary partition wall member that extends upwardly from cabin floor level and that is positioned facing said first seating arrangement and a secondary partition wall member that extends from divider contiguous portions of a seat of said second kind positioned in said second class. The seat ...
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Application Number:  20120025017

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventor:  Lee, Donald B.

A power system for an aircraft is disclosed. The power system comprises a power module unit and at least one mounting rail detachably coupled to the power module unit. The mounting rail provides structural support and electrical power to the power module unit. A power system in one embodiment may use mounting rails that double as power rails supplying power to the power module unit. Control is accomplished over a wireless link. The power rail control may be accomplished remotely via a standard ...
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Application Number:  20120025016

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventors:  METHVEN, Paul Nicholas; Knepper, Angela; Cuttell, Diane

A propeller for an aircraft is disclosed. The propeller has an odd number of unequally circumferentially spaced blades. The propeller may be provided as part of a contra-rotating propeller arrangement and/or aft of a pylon on an aircraft. The propeller has been found to reduce noise levels and to be ...
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Application Number:  20120025015

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventors:  ITO, Koji; TANAKA, Toshiaki

A plurality of hydraulically operated actuators that drive a control surface and a plurality of control systems that respectively control the operation of the actuators are included. Each of the control systems includes a control valve, a state switching valve and a test orifice circuit. The test orifice circuit includes a test orifice used for testing the performance of an orifice. The state switching valve is provided such that its position can be switched between an actuator connection ...
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Application Number:  20120025014

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventors:  Piaton, Jérôme; Duyck, Arnaud; Tilly, Bruno; Guillot, François

A control system, in particular an aircraft flight control system, having a linkage with a force-transmission link (3), the link having a body (5) having at least one end housing (8) slidably receiving a coupling rod (9) for coupling the link to an adjacent element of the linkage, the housing being closed by an elastically-deformable test member (10) through which the rod passes and that has an inner periphery fastened to the rod and an outer periphery ...
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Application Number:  20120025013

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventors:  EDWARDS, Huw L.; HUSBAND, Stephen M.; FLETCHER, Paul

A tail section for an aerospace vehicle is provided. The tail section comprises a rudder which is movable about an axis to generate a yawing moment on the aerospace vehicle. The tail section further comprises a thruster having, in flow series, an air intake, an electrically powered device for accelerating the air received through the intake, and an air outlet which directs the accelerated air to increase the yawing moment generated by the ...
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Application Number:  20120025012

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventors:  Arlton, Paul E.; Arlton, David J.

A rotary wing vehicle includes a body structure having an elongated tubular backbone or core, and a counter-rotating coaxial rotor system having rotors with each rotor having a separate motor to drive the rotors about a common rotor axis of rotation. The rotor system is used to move the rotary wing vehicle in directional ...
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Application Number:  20120025011

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventor:  Hsueh, Thomas

The disclosed apparatus is an autogyro which utilizes a variable pitch propeller and an electric motor coupled to the lift rotor. At takeoff, the engine may be started with the thrust propeller at zero pitch and the lift rotor-driving electric motor is engaged to spin the lift rotor to the desired take off speed while the autogyro is still stationary on the ground. The pitch of the pusher propeller is switched from zero pitch to the take off power pitch so as to obtain desired forward thrust ...
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Application Number:  20120025010

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventor:  Firor, Randall S.

Some embodiments pertain to a projectile that includes a body and a support attached to the body. The projectile further includes at least one partial fin that is rotatably attached to the support such that the partial fin moves between a stowed position and a deployed position. The support moves relative to the partial fin as the partial fin moves between the stowed position and the deployed position such that the partial fin and the support form a complete fin when the partial fin is in the ...
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