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20100155529 - Landing gear with noise reduction fairing: An aircraft noise reduction apparatus is provided which includes an aircraft landing gear assembly and a noise reduction fairing 12. The landing gear assembly comprises a landing gear 10 arranged to be moveable between a stowed position and a fully deployed position. The noise reduction fairing 12 may comprise a... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20100155524 - Monomolecular carbon-based film for forming lubricious surface on aircraft parts: A monomolecular carbon-based film can be placed on an aircraft part, such as the leading edge designed to directly impinge against air during flight, ascent or descent, in order to form a smooth surface having increased lubricity and reduced air friction. The aircraft part may be in the form of... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20100155525 - Monolithic structure for mounting aircraft engine: Assembly includes an integral monolithic structure for mounting an engine to an aircraft. The monolithic structure includes a nacelle portion and a support structure. The nacelle portion includes an inlet region and a fan case region defining an annular wall about an axial channel. A ring member disposed in the... Agent: General Electric Company

20100155526 - Aircraft with tail propeller-engine layout: An aircraft propeller-engine layout includes at least one engine (10) arranged in a tail (2) of a fuselage (1) of an aircraft and has at least one propeller arrangement, with a shaft of the propeller (6, 7) being connected to a shaft (21) of the engine (10) via at least... Agent: Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C

20100155528 - Aircraft stabilizer surface trailing edge: Trailing edge (3) of an aircraft stabilizer surface (1), where this surface (1) is manufactured of a composite material and comprises an outer cladding (40) and an inner cladding (41) that are connected by a connecting clip type element (20) on this trailing edge (3), the connecting clip type element... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20100155527 - Monomolecular carbon-based film for forming lubricious surface on aircraft parts: A monomolecular carbon-based film can be placed on an aircraft part, such as the leading edge designed to directly impinge against air during flight, ascent or descent, in order to form a smooth surface having increased lubricity and reduced air friction. The aircraft part may be in the form of... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20100155531 - Aircraft toilet facility: The invention relates to an aircraft toilet facility, particularly an aircraft toilet facility on a single passenger-deck aircraft. The invention provides a first toilet unit (105) situated at least partially in the space (113) below the floor (103) of a passenger deck of the aircraft, and a second toilet unit... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20100155530 - Flexible power raceway: A connection system for cables comprises a raceway adapted to cover the cable and a raceway outlet element connectable to the raceway. The raceway outlet element includes a first connection element for connecting the cable to second connection element.... Agent: Christopher Paradies, Ph.d.

20100155532 - Structure of the load introduction zone in the rear end of an aircraft: Load introduction zone in the rear end of an aircraft comprising receiving elements (3, 4) of the loads of the horizontal and vertical tail stabilizers connected to structural elements (2, 8, 9) wherein: a) said structural elements are the cladding (8), two contiguous load-bearing frames (2) with a Π or... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20100155534 - Aircraft baffle seal: Aircraft systems having baffle seals with low coefficients of friction and methods of assembling aircraft systems are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an aircraft system includes: (a) an aircraft baffle; (b) an aircraft cowl separated from the aircraft baffle by a gap, the aircraft cowl having a contact surface; and... Agent: Lathrop & Gage LLP

20100155533 - Composite forward pressure bulkhead: A forward pressure bulkhead for aircraft includes an energy dissipating material layer, a metallic or nonmetallic inboard skin with a porous filler material positioned within said layers. The energy and load distribution layer redistributes and disperses energy of impacts and penetrations. The porous filler material is a material having ligaments... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20100155536 - Aircraft seat: An aircraft seat which can receive the load of a sitting person with only a back plate member, using no seat back frame, thus eliminating the need for sacrificing the sitting space, which results from the existence of the seat back frame, and at the same time, allowing the weight... Agent: Kubotera & Associates, LLC

20100155535 - Aircraft ejection seat with moveable headrest: An ejection seat includes a headrest that, upon initiation of the ejection seat, moves forward to support the pilot's head in a tilted-forward position. By holding the crewmember's head in a tilted-forward position, windblast forces are controlled to prevent the helmet from pulling upward and backward on the crewmember's head.... Agent: John D. Titus Goodrich Corporation

20100155537 - Energy-absorbing structural composite element: A structural, energy absorbing composite element for aircraft structures includes a metallic or nonmetallic skin shell with a porous filler material insert positioned within the skin shell. The porous filler material is a material having ligaments that collapse resulting in a densification of the porous filler material in response to... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20100155538 - Anti-icing system and method for preventing ice accumulation: An anti-icing system includes a component surface having a composite structure including a composite layer, and at least one heating element formed within the composite layer, wherein the heating element is configured to provide a transfer of heat to the component surface.... Agent: John S. Beulick (12729) C/o Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20100155539 - Improvements relating to temperature monitoring: A temperature monitoring arrangement for an electro-thermal ice protection system is provided for a slat of an aircraft wing, incorporating heater mats of composite material, wherein, in order to avoid or at least substantially reduce some of the problems associated with use of discrete temperature sensing elements, one or more... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20100155540 - Sling release mechanism: A sling release mechanism for releasing the sling of a drogue parachute from a descending aerially delivered cargo pallet. The sling release mechanism has a body, with which a pivot arm, an inner and outer hinge plate articulate. The inner and outer hinge plates articulate in opposite directions when in... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20100155541 - Winglet: A winglet comprising a root connected to a distal end of a wing; an upwardly angled section; a tip; and a transition between the upwardly angled section and the tip at which an outboard cant angle of the winglet decreases relative to a reference plane of the wing. In one... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20100155542 - High lift system on the airfoil of an aircraft: A high-lift system on the airfoil of an aircraft, comprising a main wing (H) which has a curved main wing nose (N) and comprising a leading-edge flap (V) is disposed retractably on the main wing (H) by means of an arrangement of several levers (a, b, c) so that said... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20100148001 - Aircraft cabin panel with core recesses for acoustic absorption: An aircraft cabin panel for acoustic absorption in an interior space includes a core layer, a first cover layer and a second cover layer. The first cover layer includes a space-enclosing first surface, and the second cover layer is arranged opposite the first cover layer. The first cover layer is... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20100147992 - Eccentric drive control actuation system: A control surface actuation system has the ability to move aerodynamic control surfaces using a rotational motion of a motor. In an arrangement, rotational motion of the motor enables the aerodynamic control surfaces of a rotating projectile to oscillate and thus vary the angle of the control surfaces as the... Agent: Bainwood, Huang & Associates, LLC

20100147993 - Hybrid power for ducted fan unmanned aerial systems: A propulsion system for a vertical take-off and landing ducted fan aerial vehicle is provided, the propulsion system comprising an internal combustion engine, an electric motor that comprises a motor generator, a motor drive and a battery. The motor drive and battery are integrated into the aerial vehicle and provide... Agent: Honeywell/s&s Patent Services

20100147994 - Device and method for sealing and lighting a balloon: An apparatus for sealing and illuminating a balloon includes a housing for sealing insertion into a neck of a balloon. A flow path within the housing conducts an inflation gas from an inlet to an outlet of the housing, and a flow control system disposed in the flow path allows... Agent: Christine Q. Mcleod

20100147995 - Aircraft undercarriage with motorization and transmission: The aircraft includes an undercarriage having an upper portion, at least one wheel for running on the ground, and a shock absorber connecting the wheel to the upper portion. The aircraft also includes a motor for driving the wheel, the motor being rigidly fastened to the upper portion.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20100148012 - Aircraft engine nacelle with translating inlet cowl: A nacelle for a turbofan aircraft engine having a fan case with a fan case forward edge includes an inlet inner barrel having an inner barrel forward edge and an inner barrel aft edge. The inner barrel aft edge is configured to be affixed to the fan case forward edge... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC Goodrich Corp.

20100147997 - Aircraft engine attachment pylon having a rear engine attachment provided with a self-locking nut: An aircraft engine attachment pylon including a rigid structure forming a caisson, and a rear engine attachment including an attachment body and at least one lateral fitting arranged on either side of the caisson. Each fitting includes a first portion pierced by first assembly holes enabling it to be fixed... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100147996 - Fail safe extended torque box strut-to-wing mount: An apparatus for mounting an aircraft engine to a wing includes a torque box strut for supporting the engine and a mounting system for attaching the torque box strut to the wing. The mounting system has an aft mounting system for attaching the torque box strut to the wing and... Agent: Duke W. Yee

20100147998 - Apparatus and method for transmitting a rotary input into counter-rotating outputs: An apparatus and method for transmitting a rotary input into counter-rotating outputs is disclosed herein. An exemplary apparatus for performing the method includes a planetary gear set having a sun gear rotatable by a rotary input, a plurality of planet gears in meshed engagement with the sun gear, a carrier... Agent: Meiers Law Office

20100148000 - Aircraft horizontal stabilizer surface: Aircraft horizontal stabilizer surface (8) in which the sweep angle (40) of this surface (8), where this angle (40) is the one formed by the projection of the reference line of points located at 25% of the local chord (19) of the horizontal stabilizer surface (8) on a plane perpendicular... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20100147999 - Mobile surfaces for aircraft with sealed slots: A lifting or stabilising component (11) for an aircraft comprising in the area of its trailing edge a rotary control element (13) rotating around an axis (61) with at least one slot (21) between the tip (15) of the component (11) and the control element (13), the edges of which... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20100148002 - Configurable cockpit system based on design parameters: Disclosed is a configurable cockpit system based on design parameters, which comprises: a configurable cockpit which has an interface between a user and the cockpit, and various sub-systems for efficiently measuring design parameters; an interface for synchronizing configuration which converts the design parameters measured in the configurable cockpit to the... Agent: Cahn & Samuels LLP

20100148005 - Curved beam of fiber composite material: A curved beam of fiber composite material. The beam includes a first flange curved in a longitudinal direction, a second flange curved in a longitudinal direction and having a greater longitudinal extent than the first flange, and a web curved in a longitudinal direction and extending between the first flange... Agent: Venable LLP

20100148004 - Stiffened casing for an aircraft or spacecraft with a laminate stringer of high rigidity and corresponding laminate stringer: The present invention provides a casing structure of low weight provided with a laminate stringer of high rigidity. The stringer has the form of a laminate with a plurality of metallic layers and at least one synthetic fibre layer, which is produced at least partially from Zylon fibres, provided between... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20100148003 - Structuring construction for an aircraft fuselage: A structuring construction (10) for an aircraft fuselage comprises an outer skin (12) as well as a plurality of formers (14) extending at a spacing side by side crosswise to the longitudinal direction of the fuselage. According to the invention, at least a partial number of the formers comprise a... Agent: Carter, Deluca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP

20100148006 - Impact resistant aircraft leading edge structures and aircraft including the same: Aircraft empennage structures have impact resistance satisfying transport aircraft certification requirements (for example, FAR part 25 and/or other international certification requirements). The structures may be specifically embodied in leading edge structures that are preferably in the form of one-piece components formed from fiber-reinforced composite materials (e.g., reinforcement fibers such as... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20100148007 - Cover for an aircraft structure: A cover for an aircraft structure, in particular for nose parts of the vertical tail, horizontal tail or the wing, including a skin and support structure. The skin is arranged on the support structure and the support structure includes a plurality of ribs and a plurality of stringers. The plurality... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20100148009 - Connecting arrangement comprising a coupling element and two curved ribs of an aircraft or spacecraft: The present invention relates to a connecting device two curved ribs (1, 2) of an aircraft or spacecraft, with: a coupling element (5) which can be connected by means of predetermined coupling sections (6, 7) to respective connecting sections (V1, V2) of the two ribs (1, 2); wherein at least... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20100148008 - Rib-fitting: Rib-fitting as a component (9) of a torsion box (1, 3) of an aircraft lift surface made of composite material as a single piece, comprising: a substantially planar web (31) with a first part in the form of a lug (33) and a second part in the form of a... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20100148010 - Aircraft wing modification and related methods: A transferable modified leading edge for a wing is detachably mountable to a parent wing. The parent wing may use a NACA 23000-series airfoil. A modified wing tip may be used in conjunction with the modified leading edge. The modified leading edge can be mounted to a parent wing in... Agent: Oyen, Wiggs, Green & Mutala LLP 480 - The Station

20100148011 - Telescoping structure and method: A telescoping structure includes an alignment mechanism to keep aligned an inner structure member and outer structure member, as the members translate relative to one another to extend or retract the telescoping structure. The alignment mechanism includes multiple parts that are mechanically coupled to respective of the structure members. For... Agent: Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP (raytheon)

20100140388 - Air cushion landing system and method of operation: An aircraft air cushion landing system (2) includes a skirt (6) defining a plenum (22) on an underside of the aircraft, a plenum fan (26) arranged to induce an airflow into the plenum (22) and controller configured to control operation of the plenum fan (26). The controller includes a sensor... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20100140389 - Air vehicle: An air vehicle comprising only one wing, which is thin and substantially flat, the wing being elongate and preferably diamond-shaped, and a pod removably coupled to the wing for relative rotation about an axis normal to the major surfaces of the wing, the pod bearing a propulsor for the air... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20100140416 - Ducted fans with flow control synthetic jet actuators and methods for ducted fan force and moment control: The present invention relates to the field of aerodynamics. More particularly, the present invention relates to manipulating air flow over a surface, such as the surface of a duct of a ducted fan vehicle. By controlling air flow over, at, or around the surface of a duct, the flight of... Agent: Latimer & MayberryIPLaw, LLP

20100140415 - Vertical take off and landing unmanned aerial vehicle airframe structure: An unmanned aerial vehicle selectively formed of high strength composite structural part portions and lightweight aerodynamic foam portions to provide a low-cost and lightweight UAV that comports with export, civil airspace, and safety regulations. To further to reduce an overall weight of the UAV, mechanical elements are designed to provide... Agent: Honeywell/s&s Patent Services

20100140390 - flying wind energy conversion apparatus: A Wind energy conversion apparatus comprising a wind turbine supported by, or integral with, a lighter-than-air structure, the part of the turbine that rotates being rotated by the wind whilst at the same time absorbing substantially all of the force of the wind so that the position of the apparatus... Agent: Thomas M. Galgano

20100140391 - Blimp: An airship includes an airbag, a control cabin disposed on a lower portion of the airbag, a propel device mounted to a rear portion of the control cabin and a power control system disposed in the control cabin. The propel device includes a propeller for providing moving power to the... Agent: Yen Jung Sung

20100140417 - Modification of a nasa 4412 airfoil's upper surface produces increased lift: A measurable increase in lift has been discovered by modifying the top surface of a NASA 4412 airfoil. This modification has been demonstrated in a straight wing of a typical plane and a similar circular wing as used in U.S. Pat. No. 5,046,685. the listed ordinates have not been optimized... Agent: Phillip R. Bose

20100140392 - Towbarless airplane tug: Disclosed a towbarless airplane tug and method of operating thereof. The tug comprises a chassis mounted on a plurality of tug wheels, at least some of said tug wheels being steerable tug wheels and at least some of said tug wheels being drivable tug wheels; an airplane wheel support turret... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20100140418 - Air induction control: Air induction control systems and methods for aircraft are provided. A particular aircraft includes a fuselage, a pair of wings and an engine. The aircraft also includes an inlet defining an aperture to receive air for delivery to the engine. The inlet has a longitudinal axis generally aligned with a... Agent: Boeing (tlg) C/o Toler Law Group

20100140393 - Rudder of a commerical aircraft: A rudder of a commercial aircraft is provided that is divided along its longitudinal direction in at least one region and the parts of the rudder can be spread against the air flow surrounding the aircraft by means of an actuator in order to decelerate the aircraft.... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C.

20100140395 - Double hook door mechanism: The present invention provides a double hook door mechanism for use in opening and closing aircraft landing gear bay doors.... Agent: Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

20100140394 - Roller slot door mechanism: The present invention provides an aircraft landing bay door mechanism that includes the use of a roller slot mechanism for opening and closing the landing bay door.... Agent: Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

20100140396 - Aircraft hold and aircraft equipped with such a hold: A device for keeping objects, especially luggage, in an aircraft hold, the device including a flexible partition and at least one winding mechanism. The flexible partition is mounted on the winding mechanism such that it can be both wound onto the winding mechanism or unwound from the winding mechanism. The... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100140397 - Arrangement for a pilot area of an aircraft: An aircraft flight deck includes: first and second seats disposed side-by-side longitudinally in a flying direction of an aircraft, and separated by a central pedestal; control or display elements distributed ergonomically in the flight deck; and a third seat disposed longitudinally in the flying direction, located behind the first and... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100140398 - Modular galley unit including beverage maker: A galley unit comprising a plurality of mid-level modules and a plurality of high-level modules that are assembled together to form a modular galley unit, wherein at least one of the mid-level modules is a beverage maker unit. A combination comprising an aircraft and a modular galley unit, wherein at... Agent: Adams Intellectual Property Law

20100140400 - Compartment for accommodating at least one flight crewmember: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a compartment for accommodating at least one flight crewmember, comprising a first module and a stowage area, wherein the first module comprises a first rest facility, wherein the first rest facility is arranged substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft,... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20100140399 - Method for automatically mapping cabin and travel class structures of airline disrupted flights into replacement flights: In a method for automatically mapping a cabin and travel class structure of an disrupted flight into replacement flights, cabin and travel class structure of the disrupted flight are retrieved. For each affected passenger, a base disrupted flight is determined from the passenger itinerary. For the disruption period, cabin and... Agent: Young & Thompson

20100140402 - Residence and sleeping module with a connectable partial module for accomopating at least one member of and aircraft crew having a dockable partial module: The invention relates to a residence and sleeping module in an aircraft, for accommodating at least one member of an aircraft crew, wherein the module comprises a first partial module for docking a second partial module to it. In this arrangement, the first partial module or the second partial module... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20100140401 - Structure having an air chamber: The invention comprises a structure having at least two separate air chambers (7) enclosed by flexible, flat material (8) and having flexible bars (9) in the interior thereof for stabilizing an external shape of the air chambers (7). The structure is characterized in that the air chambers (7) form a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20100140403 - Aircraft fuselage section: The invention relates to an aircraft fuselage section comprising several longitudinal strengthening beams attached to the fuselage section lower panel and several longitudinal rails intended for supporting the floor boards, characterized by at least one crosspiece laid transversally between two strengthening beams and supporting one longitudinal rail, said crosspiece said... Agent: Patterson Thuente Christensen Pedersen, P.A.

20100140404 - Composite wing panel: A composite wing panel is disclosed. In one embodiment, a wing panel for an aircraft includes an external skin having a substantially smooth laminar surface, the external skin including multiple layers of a cured material; a sealed core material located within the external skin, the core material having first and... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20100140405 - Leading edge for aircraft wings and empennages: A leading edge structure includes two or more multilayer panels at least partially overlapping and suitably curved with at least partially congruent concavities. Each multilayer panel includes at least the following three layers: a first metal foil layer metal foil, a second intermediate layer of fibre-glass securely fixed to the... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20100140407 - Locking and unlocking system for the cockpit door of an aircraft and door with such a system: Embodiments relate to a locking and unlocking system of a separation door separating a cockpit from a cabin of an aircraft. In one embodiment, a system comprises a set of electrically controlled bolts configured to lock the door, a control unit configured to electrically control the set of bolts, a... Agent: Patterson Thuente Christensen Pedersen, P.A.

20100140406 - Multi-function rotary access door: A method and apparatus comprising a frame and a door. The door may be moveably connected to the frame. The door may be capable of being rotated in the frame between a closed position and an open position to provide access to an opening of a vehicle body without moving... Agent: Duke W. Yee

20100140409 - System for accommodating at least one object in a cabin of a vehicle: A system for accommodating at least one object in a cabin of a vehicle exhibits at least one first connecting means, at least one second connecting means and at least one latching device, wherein the first connecting means is positioned in the cabin of the vehicle, and the second connecting... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20100140408 - Vibrations damper for fastenings elements in aircrafts: Means for attaching installed parts (14) are cell-side attachment points (15) in a vehicle cell (11) of a vehicle, in particular of an aircraft (10), for conveying goods and passengers. Elastically coupling elements (25, 25a) are installed between the installed parts (14) and their cell-side attachment points (15).... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20100140410 - Aircraft icing indicator: The icing indicator for an aircraft, of the type that can be directly and visually read by a pilot, includes means of installation at the surface of the fuselage and projecting therefrom, in combination with an already-existing device positioned above a through-hole in the fuselage, the device being modified to... Agent: Perman & Green, LLP

20100140411 - Fuel supply unit for a fuel cell system, fuel cell system and method for monitoring a fuel supply unit: A fuel supply unit (10) for a fuel cell system which is in particular suitable for use in an aircraft comprises a fuel tank (12) and a feed line (14), which connects the fuel tank (12) to an inlet (16) of a fuel cell (18). A tank isolation valve (28)... Agent: Krieg Devault LLP

20100140412 - Method of jettisoning an external load carried by an aircraft, and an associated device: f

20100140413 - Method for maximum data collection with a control moment gyroscope controlled satellite: The present invention relates to a method for maneuvering an imaging satellite, and more particularly a method for commanding control moment gyroscopes on an imaging satellite to change the attitude of the satellite. In one embodiment, a method for generating a gimbal rate trajectory for maneuvering a satellite to point... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20100140414 - Link mechanisms, including stephenson ii link mechanisms for multi-position flaps and associated systems and methods: Link mechanisms, including Stephenson II link mechanisms for multi-position flaps and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A system in accordance with a particular embodiment includes an airfoil having an external flow surface with an upper portion and a lower portion, and with the airfoil forming a base link. The... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP (boeing)

20100133378 - Acoustic panel having a variable acoustic characteristic: An acoustic panel includes a reflective layer, at least one alveolar structure, and an acoustically resistive structure forming an aerodynamic surface of an aircraft on the surface of which at least one acoustic wave propagates along an axis of propagation (24), whereby at least one of the characteristics of the... Agent: Young & Thompson

20100133374 - Projectile navigation enhancement method: A projectile, such as a missile, rolls during at least a portion of its flight, while retaining its roll reference to enable navigation during the rolling period of flight. The roll reference may be retained by using a sensor, such as magnetometer, to periodically check and correct the roll reference.... Agent: Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP (raytheon)

20100133375 - Hydraulic valve, a hybrid helicopter provided with such a hydraulic valve, and a method implemented by the hydraulic valve: A hydraulic valve assembly includes a hydraulic valve, a control rod configured to be moved in translation along a first longitudinal axis by flight controls of an aircraft, a servocontrol, and an outlet rod configured to be moved in translation along a second longitudinal axis and configured to transfer a... Agent: Darby & Darby

20100133376 - Aircraft engine mounting pylon comprising a tapered shim to secure the forward engine attachment: A mounting pylon for an aircraft engine. The pylon includes a rigid structure forming a box including an inclined lower spar and an upper spar, and an engine mounting system mounted fixedly on the structure and including a forward attachment including an attachment body including a horizontal securing surface lying... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100133377 - Airplane with flat rear fuselage said queue-de-morue empennage: An aircraft includes a fuselage having a shape elongated along a longitudinal axis X of the aircraft and at least one wing fixed to the fuselage between the front end and the rear end of the fuselage. The fuselage includes a substantially cylindrical central part and a rear tapered part... Agent: Perman & Green, LLP

20100133388 - Aircraft with multi-purpose integrated electronic complex: An aircraft (1) at enhanced maneuvering properties comprising a fuselage, a wing, a fin assembly, a landing gear, a power plant, a multi-purpose integrated electronic complex (3), incorporating an information exchange system, a set of on-board digital computers (19) for controlling flight and training and combat operations, an external storage... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20100133379 - Landing gear strut extender: A mechanism for increasing the ride height of aircraft by selectively increasing the hydraulic fluid content within landing gear struts. By increasing the hydraulic fluid volume within a strut, the strut is lengthened without adversely affecting its spring rate while the ability to withdraw fluid from a strut maintains the... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20100133381 - Attachment arrangement for attaching a component to the fuselage of an aircraft, aircraft and method for constructing an attachment arrangement: Proposed is an attachment arrangement (1) for attaching a component to the fuselage (3) of an aircraft, and an aircraft comprising such an attachment arrangement. The attachment arrangement (1) comprises an elongated stringer (5) that can be connected to the aircraft fuselage, and a fitting (11) that can be connected... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20100133380 - Skin panel for an aircraft fuselage: The invention relates to a skin panel (11) of an aircraft (1), comprising a laminate of at least one first metal sheet (40) and preferably first fiber-reinforced polymer layers (41) connected thereto. The skin panel (11) is connected to stiffening elements (4) made of a laminate of second metal sheets... Agent: Intellectual Property

20100133382 - Wing-fuselage section of an aircraft: A wing-fuselage section of an aircraft, which wing-fuselage section comprises a wing root at which the wing of the aircraft is connected to the fuselage, a fuselage region with fuselage frame elements that extent across the longitudinal direction of the aircraft, and a wing region with spars that extend in... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20100133383 - Systems and methods for tracing aircraft vortices: Systems and methods for tracing aircraft vortices. One method includes directing a tracer from a first aircraft into a vortical flow generated by the first aircraft. The method can further include detecting a characteristic corresponding to the presence of the tracer directed into the vortical flow. Based at least in... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP (boeing)

20100133384 - Systems and methods for tracing aircraft vortices: Systems and methods for tracing aircraft vortices. One method includes directing a tracer from a first aircraft into a vortical flow generated by the first aircraft. The method can further include detecting a characteristic corresponding to the presence of the tracer directed into the vortical flow. Based at least in... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP (boeing)

20100133385 - Launch and recovery system for tethered airborne elements: A launch and recovery system for a tethered airborne element is provided that launches and retrieves the tethered airborne element in a completely unattended manner. The system is comprised of a protective shroud for storing a tethered airborne element, a winch module for releasing the airborne element to fly into... Agent: Lamorte & Associates P.C.

20100133386 - Plasma flow control actuator system and method: A plasma actuator system and method especially well adapted for use on airborne mobile platforms, such as aircraft, for directional and/or attitude control. The system includes at least one plasma actuator having first and second electrodes mounted on a surface of an aircraft. The first and second electrodes are arranged... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, PLC

20100133387 - Shape changing airfoil system: A method and apparatus for an airfoil, a flexible skin, and a shape control system. The flexible skin forms a control surface of the airfoil. The shape control system is capable of changing a shape of the control surface formed by the flexible skin between a plurality of shapes, wherein... Agent: Duke W. Yee