Aeronautics inventions 06/06

20060138276 - Dome: The present invention relates to process for producing a transparent missile dome having a spanning angle larger than 180°, comprising the step of: (a) growing from single crystals of a ceramic material a first dome portion, said first dome portion being a portion of a sphere (b) growing from single...

20060138277 - Steering aid system for altitude and horizontal speed, perpendicular to the vertical of an aircraft and aircraft equipped therewith: A steering aid system for altitude and horizontal speed of an aircraft (4) includes: a measuring device (22) for delivering a measured signal based on the aircraft altitude and horizontal speed, a common predetermined reference value (26) for the aircraft altitude and horizontal speed, and elements (20) for slaving the...

20060138278 - Fuel cell system as a primary electrical energy supply for aircraft: Apart from electrical energy, nowadays the main engines also supply pneumatic and hydraulic energy to the aircraft, using corresponding media. Apart from mechanical disadvantages this results in reduced engine efficiency in relation to thrust, fuel consumption and weight. According to an, embodiment of the present invention an energy supply system...

20060138279 - Aircraft floor panel: An aircraft floor panel (10) for installation in a to-be-heated area of an aircraft. The panel (10) comprises a panel-supporting level (20), a heat-generating level (22), and an upper level (24) having an upper surface (26) that forms the uppermost surface (18) of the panel (10). A thermally conductive layer...

20060138280 - Arrangement and method for utilizing the heat of waste air for heating the bilge area of aircraft: The present application describes an arrangement and a method for utilizing the heat of waste air for heating the bilge area of aircraft, wherein the bilge area is connected to a heat transfer unit via a first air supply pipe, through which a bilge air flow drawn in from the...

20060138281 - Flight lock actuator with dual energy sources: A flight lock actuator that can be powered by two sources of stored energy when aircraft power has been switched off. A mechanical energy storage means and an electrical energy storage means provide a fully redundant energy storage system that stores sufficient energy to complete the actuator's extension stroke when...

20060138282 - Valve system: A valve system both controls fuel flow by means of a valve and senses the condition of the valve. The valve is actuated by an actuator via a rotatable shaft. Light is transmitted by a laser diode, via a polarising filter (which is mounted to rotate with the shaft), down...

20060138283 - Apparatus with helical tension cables for ejecting a spin-stabilized body from a spacecraft: An apparatus for ejecting a flying body such as a payload recovery container from a spacecraft includes a first ring to be releasably engaged with the flying body, a second ring to be secured to the spacecraft, and tension cables extending between and interconnecting the two rings. Cable winding devices...

20060138284 - Apparatus with axis-parallel tension cables for ejecting a spin-stabilized body from a spacecraft: An apparatus for ejecting a flying body (e.g. payload recovery container) from a spacecraft includes a first ring to be secured to the spacecraft, a cable winding device that is arranged on a second ring and that is releasably engageable with the flying body, and tension cables extending between the...

20060131462 - Turboelectric arresting gear: An arresting gear for quickly decelerating a moving object includes an elongated shaft that defines a rotation axis. A tapered drum that is wound with a purchase cable is mounted on the shaft for rotation about the axis. The drum and the shaft are rotated during the pay out of...

20060124800 - Powered aircraft including inflatable and rotatable bodies exhibiting a circular cross-section perpendicular to its rotation axis and in order to generate a lift force: A lift force generating aircraft having an engine and a thrust force producing device. A pair of elongated and rotating bodies, an axial centerline through the bodies extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to a fore to aft axis extending between the engine and thrust-producing device and at a location...

20060124801 - Shape changing structure: In one preferred embodiment, a structure is provided that includes a body having a first wall and a second wall. At least one appending component extends from an end of the body and includes a first skin and second skin. The structure additionally includes at least one actuator positioned within...

20060124802 - Collapsible mobile platform interior structure: An interior structure for a mobile platform is provided. The interior structure is constructed of a lightweight collapsible frame that can be reconfigured from a compact, substantially flat collapsed state to a non-compact, substantially sprawling expanded state. In the expanded state, the collapsible frame provides at least a portion of...

20060113425 - Vertical take-off and landing aircraft with adjustable center-of-gravity position: A vertical take-off and landing aircraft includes a device for generating lift, which includes at least one drivable rotor, which is mounted to be rotatable about a rotor pivot axis, which extends parallel to the vertical axis of the aircraft. The aircraft further includes a device for generating propulsion, which...

20060113426 - Vtol vehicles: A vehicle including a fuselage (11) having a longitudinal axis (La) and a transverse axis (Ta), at least one lift-producing propeller (12a, 12b) carried by the fuselage (11) on each side of the transverse axis (Ta), a pilot's compartment (13) formed in the fuselage (11) between the lift-producing propellers (12a,...

20060113427 - Layout of the top part of an aircraft cabin: v

20060113428 - Programmable flying object: A launcher has programmable keys that activate a programming device to communicate with a flying toy to set up any one of multiple different motions of the toy. This is affected when the flying object and the launcher are connected together. Different combinations of program keys include changing of speed...