Aeronautics inventions 08/06

20060192046 - Aircraft capable of vertical and short take-off and landing: Aircraft comprising an airframe having a forward end, an aft end opposite the forward end, a top extending between the forward end and the aft end, and a bottom opposite the top side. The aircraft further includes a power plant mounted on the airframe. In addition, the aircraft includes at...

20060192047 - Double ducted hovering air-vehicle: A dual ducted fan arrangement in which the duct components, engine, and avionics/payload pods are capable of being quickly disassembled to fit within common backpacking systems.. Each duct is identical in fan, stator, and control vane design. Assembly connections between ducted fans and electronic modules are also identical. An engine...

20060192048 - Lifting body for an airship: The inventive lifting body for an airship is constructed of a skin (2) that forms an ellipsoid-like hollow body. A node element (3) is placed in the vicinity of the nose (11) and rear (12) respectively, and compression members (4) extend along surface lines (16) and are anchored on both...

20060192049 - Electrical generator fluid-flow-coolant filtration method: A ventilating and particle-filtering airflow methodology for managing the flow of air to the electrical sliding-contact zone of an on-board aircraft (vehicle) electrical generator. Conduit structure collects intaken air during aircraft (vehicle) engine operation, filters this air to capture and prevent the passage of particles, and directs filtered airflow to...

20060192050 - Comfortable seating arrangements with easy access: A seating arrangement with improved seating comfort is disclosed. In one embodiment, the seating arrangement is for a transportation vehicle. The arrangement includes seats at least having two levels adjacent to single-level seats. The multi-level seats include at least a bottom row of seats and a top row of seats....

20060192051 - Reconfigurable interior sidewall: A reconfigurable interior sidewall system includes one or more simply curved sidewall panels, each curved around the fuselage but longitudinally linear and providing a consistent mating surface for monuments. Panel openings are provided in each panel so that inner window assemblies may be installed for opposing structural windows, each inner...

20060192052 - Passenger seat, an aircraft passenger seat in particular: 2. In a passenger seat, an aircraft passenger seat in particular, having seat components such as seat carrier (9), seat element, backrest (3), and arm rest, it being possible to place at least one seat component in selected positions relative to other seat components and to lock it in these...

20060192053 - Systems and methods for controlling flexible communication links used for aircraft refueling: Systems and methods for controlling flexible communication links used for aircraft refueling are disclosed. A system in accordance with one aspect of the invention includes a support configured to be carried by an aerial refueling aircraft, and a motion control device carried by the support. A movable aerial refueling boom...

20060192054 - Inflatable and deployable systems with three dimensionally reinforced membranes: An illustrative embodiment of the invention includes an apparatus and method for making air and space inflatables and deployables using three dimensionally reinforced (3DR) membranes. A 3DR process preferably takes plural substantially flat gore segments, each segment made of plural membranes and reinforcing fibers, and joins adjacent gores so the...

20060192055 - Inflatable wing: A bladderless inflatable kite usable to propel humans, wherein the kite foregoes some or all conventional bladder structures. A bladderless or partially bladderless inflatable kite reduces the weight, and reduces problems associated with rubbing between the bladders and the outside layer, or the like. A bladderless kite structure is formed...

20060192056 - Virtually geostationary satellite array with optimized parameters: A plurality of satellites are placed into a virtually geosynchronous orbit, in which a first part of the orbit, that is near apogee, has a similar movement to the rotation of the earth, and therefore the orbit appears virtually stationary relative to the earth. Different satellites in the orbit are...

20060192057 - Spacecraft adapter having embedded resources, and methods of forming same: A spacecraft adapter having embedded resources for supporting a non-primary payload on a launch vehicle. The spacecraft adapter includes a battery, a power distribution and control system, and an interface circuit for interfacing with the non-primary payload. Other modules/subsystems such as data storage, sensor and data interface and communications may...

20060192058 - Aircraft with articulated leading edge of fuselage and wings: An articulated leading edge for the fuselage and wings of an aircraft is disclosed. The leading edge may be moved from an undeflected or retracted position adjacent to the fuselage and wings to a deflected or extended position. The leading edge includes fuselage and wing portions which are articulated with...

20060186260 - Method of inspecting aircraft: A method of inspecting aircraft for evidence of stress fracture and other external abnormalities comprising: (a) identifying an aircraft surface to be inspected; (b) determining if the surface to be inspected is visually impeded by a coating compound selected from the group of compounds including paint, topcoats, and primers; (c)...

20060186261 - Vertical take-off and landing aircraft: The present invention discloses an aircraft capable of vertical take-off and landing. The aircraft comprises a single constant speed variable pitch propeller (3), a fuselage (2), an empennage (21, 22) and main wings (6) fixed to the fuselage (2); arranged similar to a conventional aircraft, but sized and positioned for...

20060186262 - Rotorcraft control system with stepped mixing linkage: A control system for a rotorcraft is disclosed. The control system includes a stepped mixing linkage, such that a selected amount of right-left lateral cyclic output is generated for certain amounts of forward-aft cyclic input. The stepped mixing linkage includes two supporting links and a floating link pivotally coupled between...

20060186263 - Rotor, rotorcraft comprising a rotor of this type and method for adjusting the blade angle of a rotor: A rotor, in particular for a rotorcraft, encompassing: a rotor head, at least one rotor blade, and a rotor-head-end rotor-blade connector having an integral, bearingless, centrifugal-force-controlled blade angle adjustment device. A rotorcraft, in particular a helicopter, in particular a tiltrotor helicopter, encompassing at least one such rotor. A method for...

20060186264 - Fluid vectoring nozzle: A fluid vectoring nozzle comprises flow vectoring means suitable for selectively producing a fluid dynamic throat in the nozzle in a plane oblique to the axis of the nozzle, such that in operation fluid flow passing through the throat is rotated about an axis parallel to and coincident with the...

20060186265 - Aircraft propulsion system comprising four engines with pusher propellers: The propulsion system comprises four engines (M1, M2, M3, M4) with pusher propellers, the engines being mounted in pairs on the wings (4, 5) of the aircraft (2) and the respective direction of rotation thereof when viewing said engines from the rear of the aircraft (2) being, from left to...

20060186266 - Multipurpose model-aircraft launching apparatus: A launching apparatus is adapted to provide a short runway surface which is used to launch a flying model aircraft. The launching apparatus is also provided with a cavity to store the model aircraft when the launching apparatus is not in use. Thus, the launching apparatus functions as a launcher,...

20060186267 - Systems and methods for braking aircraft, including braking intermediate main gears and differential braking: Systems and methods for braking aircraft are disclosed. These systems and methods can be employed on multi-main gear aircraft to reduce the radius with which the aircraft makes low speed, pivot turns. Further systems and methods can be used to correct the braking behavior of the aircraft during a turn...

20060186268 - Aircraft cart transport and stowage system: An object transport and stowage system for an aircraft (10) includes a transport unit (32) for the transport of an object (20) within the aircraft (10). A first transfer drive system (62) is attached to the transport unit (32) and includes object engagement devices (92) that are engagable with the...

20060186269 - Adaptive compliant wing and rotor system: Variation in the contours of first and second compliant surfaces is produced by a compliant frame having a first resiliently variable frame element (120) having a corresponding first outer surface (122) and a first inner surface (124), and a second resiliently variable frame element (130) having a corresponding second outer...

20060186270 - Door for aircraft, and aircraft provided with such a door: A door for aircraft is capable of blocking an aperture made in the aircraft. A framing of the door is connected to the fuselage by hinging means. The framing is mounted rotationally on the hinging means. The door is capable of taking two opposite stable positions, by 180° rotation about...

20060186271 - Loading device for the at least partially automated loading and unloading of a cargo hold on transport equipment as well as a conveying system: In addition, the invention relates to a conveying system 21-28, 41, in particular for a loading device 1 for the at least partially automated loading and unloading of a cargo hold 5 on transport craft, in particular a cargo hold 5 on an aircraft, with at least one conveying unit,...

20060186272 - Radio controlled parachute pack: (FIG. 1) Shows the Pack attached to a Man in a free fall state until the remote radio transmitter sends a signal to disengage the parachute deployment pin (5), opening the parachute door (6), releasing the parachute as seen in (FIG. 2). In (FIG. 3) the parachute is seen fully...

20060186273 - Tube kite: A tube kite where support members, e.g., sail battens, are formed in the range of attack in order to increase the angle of attack in comparison with conventional solutions, so that it is possible to reduce the diameter of a front tube and thus reduce air flow resistance without substantially...

20060186274 - Spacecraft power acquisition method for wing-stowed configuration: A system for, and method of recovering a solar-powered spacecraft from an anomaly that renders the attitude of the spacecraft unknown includes maintaining a power-safe attitude by switching between two orthogonal axes using solar panel current sensors. The system and method may also include simultaneously determining spacecraft attitude using a...

20060180703 - 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 fluid flow path for a third fluid....

20060180704 - Mandrel segment loader: A mandrel segment loader provides a reliable means of assembling the segments of a large multi-piece mandrel designed for the lay-up of composite materials in the manufacture of large structures such as one-piece fuselage barrels for wide-body aircraft and can also be used for removing the mandrel from the finished...

20060180705 - Brazed structural assembly and associated system and method for manufacture: A structural assembly and an associated system and method for manufacture are provided. The structural assembly includes an elongate member and a first connector member that is connected to an end of the elongate member by a braze joint. A second connector member can be connected to an end of...

20060180706 - Method for seizing an object: A method for gripping an object by another gripping object comprises the steps of: detaching a part of an object to be gripped while maintaining a mechanical link; retaining the detachable part at a distance “a” from the object to be gripped by a part of the gripping object by...

20060180707 - Spacecrafts sculpted by solar beam and protected with diamond skin in space: The invention discloses employment of artificial glass and obsidian as construction materials for structures of spacecrafts and for structures on the outer celestial bodies. The pre-designed shape of said structures is formed by the focused solar irradiation while the forming structures undergo to a broader distributed solar irradiation providing the...

20060180708 - R/c cockpit: This invention allows a radio controlled aircraft; fixed-wing or rotary-wing, to be flown in a realistic manner, from a ground based cockpit with the use of controls like that of a full-size aircraft. These controls are attached to a radio control transmitter via mechanical linkages....

20060175463 - Methods and apparatuses for launching, capturing, and storing unmanned aircraft, including a container having a guide structure for aircraft components: Methods and apparatuses for launching, capturing, and storing unmanned aircraft and other flight devices or projectiles are described. In one embodiment, the aircraft can be assembled from a container with little or no manual engagement by an operator. The container can include a guide structure to control motion of the...

20060175464 - Active protection device and associated apparatus, system, and method: An interceptor device for protecting a platform against an incoming threat is provided. The interceptor device comprises a housing and a countermeasure device. At least one detonating charge is capable of deploying the countermeasure device. A controller device housed by the housing is capable of directing the detonating charge(s) to...

20060175465 - Method and a device for lifting and/or lowering of objects at a wind turbine or the like and uses hereof: Method and device for lifting and/or lowering of objects in connection with a wind turbine or similar construction, where an uplift device is made to lift and/or lower itself in the proximity of the wind turbine or the similar construction, in as much as uplift device is possibly controlled in...

20060175466 - Uav arresting hook for use with uav recovery system: A UAV arresting hook is disclosed. The arresting hook facilitates the capture of a UAV via a UAV recovery system. In the illustrative embodiment, the arresting hook has a rotation block, an arm, and a plurality of latches that are disposed on the arm. The arm is coupled to the...

20060175467 - Method of steering aircraft by moving the stagnation point and aircraft using the method: An aircraft which includes elements providing air circulation and directing the circulation along a housing. Different operational stages of the aircraft such as take off and level flight are achieved by using the same functionally interconnected elements. The circulation is achieved by fan elements that allow adjusting the blow direction...

20060175468 - Systems and methods for controlling aircraft flaps and spoilers: Systems and methods for controlling aircraft flaps and spoilers are disclosed. Systems in accordance with some embodiments include a wing having a trailing edge, and a flap positioned proximate to the wing trailing edge and being deployable relative to the wing between a first flap position and a second flap...

20060175469 - Wing of aircraft: Wing of aircraft with slats (1) and one-slotted sliding flaps with driving gear, is characterized by two movable segments in each flap: fore box (2) and main flap (3), which are connected by spring actuators (4) to each other and move on rolls (5) along guides (6) of radius (R)...

20060169831 - Ballistic target defense system and methods: A method for ballistic target defense including identifying a launched ballistic target having a target launch point, a target launch direction, a target speed, and a target trajectory; launching a target interceptor in a launch direction that is generally the same as the target launch direction and with a speed...

20060169832 - Rocket propelled barrier defense system: A system providing a physical-barrier defense against rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs). The system is suitable for use on aircraft, ground vehicles, and ships....

20060169833 - Process to control the trajectory of a spinning projectile: A process to control the trajectory of a spinning projectile. The projectile's accelerations are measured by means of an inertial unit in three axes within a reference linked to the projectile so as to prepare the piloting commands for the projectile's trajectory. The velocity vector V components (VX, VY, VZ)...

20060169834 - Compound helicopter with combined wings and landing struts: The invention is a helicopter that includes a fuselage with a longitudinal axis, a main rotor and tail rotor; and right and left wings mounted to said fuselage. The right and left wings having at least a portion of which are rotatable from a horizontal position wherein they produce lift...

20060169835 - Method and apparatus for manufacturing a helicopter rotor fairing, and a fairing obtained thereby: e

20060169836 - Apparatus and method for lighter-than-air aircraft: An apparatus and associated method for launching and recovering a lighter-than-air aircraft are provided. The aircraft includes an envelope that is substantially filled before launch with a lift gas and a second gas. The lift gas and second gas are substantially separated in the envelope by a boundary layer of...

20060169837 - Flexible actuator with integral control circuitry and sensors: A low-profile, actively-controllable flexible piezo-composite actuator with flexibly mated drive, control, and power circuit architecture is presented. The low-profile, functionally-integrated actuator package retains the flexible nature of the actuator while not increasing the overall footprint of the device. The functionally integrated package incorporates flexible structural sensors and embedded control as...

20060169838 - Method of enhancing the movement of dangerous goods: A method for enhancing the efficiency of freighting dangerous goods, the method comprising utilization of wing-in-ground craft (WIG) equipped pursuant to the international maritime dangerous goods code regulating the movement of these types of material....

20060169840 - Door configured to close an opening inside an aircraft: m

20060169839 - Internal security door for an aircraft:

20060169841 - Guided missile having a jettisoned protective cap: A guided missile having a longitudinally extending airframe with a tip, a seeker head arranged in the tip and a window located in front of the seeker head for closing the airframe at the tip so as to protect the seeker head. A jettisonable protective cap consisting of at least...

20060169842 - Method at loading and unloading of goods in aircraft: A security method for secure loading and unloading of goods to and from an aircraft. Items including freight and catering trolleys, following examination, have a transponder in which the identity and the destination of the goods are stored. A communicator at entrances of the aircraft reads information from the transponder...

20060169843 - Method at loading and unloading of goods in aircraft: This device is a pull release tab in a connection between two lines to be placed under tension. The first line forms an loop by passing one end of the first line through a looplet at the other end. The looplet has a tab affixed to it. The second line...

20060169844 - Coating for prevention of electrostatic discharge within an equipment in a spatial environment: A solar panel (3) having a front face (31) for receiving solar radiation and a rear face (32), for use in a spacecraft (1). The solar panel is covered on the rear face (32) with a coating (4) having negative electric charge emissive property such that in use the coating...

20060169845 - In-orbit satellite sensor alignment determination: A sensor alignment system and method is provided that facilitates the precise alignment determination of satellite sensors. The system and method utilizes an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) to facilitate alignment determination of multiples sensors on a satellite. The system and method performs a roll of the satellite around a preliminary...

20060169846 - Micro-optics concentrator for solar power satellites: There is an increasingly intense need to harness solar energy due to an ever growing shortage of conventional energy sources, The instant invention is concerned with method and apparatus for solar concentrator micro-mirrors on solar power satellites and the moon to focus and reflect large quantities of solar energy. Method...

20060169847 - Aerospace vehicle leading edge slat devices and corresponding methods: Aerospace vehicle leading edge slat devices and corresponding methods are generally disclosed herein. One aspect of the invention is directed toward an aerospace vehicle system that includes an airfoil having a leading edge. The system further includes a first flow body fixedly coupled to the airfoil to form at least...

20060169848 - High lift longitudinal axis control system: A bipartite, full span airplane flap system having an inboard flap portion and an outboard flap portion, wherein the outboard flap portion includes an integrated aileron mounted on its substantially equivalent spanwise length....