Aeronautics inventions

20090277990 - Aircraft spiraling mechanism with jet assistance - f: An aircraft in the form of multi-stage missile 1 with a spiral inducing assembly 2 which is capable of inducing the missile to travel in a continuous spiraling motion without the missile rolling. A ramjet 6b is attached to a tube 3 that is able to rotate around the encircled... Agent: Tom Kusic

20090277991 - Helicopter having means for the aerodynamic support of the torque equalization: A helicopter has at least one main rotor (2) situated on an airframe (1), on which a tail rotor (4) is additionally attached spaced apart from the airframe (1) via a tail boom (3) for torque equalization. The tail boom (3) is provided with elements for the aerodynamic support of... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090277992 - Composite leg for landing gear assembly: A composite leg for a landing gear assembly includes a composite compression cap including reinforcing fibers that provide strength in compression, and a tension cap including reinforcing fibers that provide strength in tension. The composite leg further includes a torque box including carbon reinforcing fibers for providing torsional rigidity of... Agent: Hugh P. Gortler

20090277993 - Systems and methods for a passive, forced convection cooling system: Systems and methods for a passive, forced convection cooling system. A system for passive forced convection cooling includes, an intake port located in an area of high pressure on an air frame. The system further has an exhaust port located in an area of low pressure on an air frame.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090277994 - Hybrid aircraft fuselage structural components and methods of making same: An aircraft fuselage assembly of basic construction in composite materials employs metallic frames with reduced quantity of metallic shear ties attached to the composite stiffened skin, formed by two or more longitudinal panels, spliced with longitudinal metallic splice members. Typically, the latitudinal metallic frame members are fastened to the inward... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090277995 - Supporting strut for supporting an intermediate deck that is arranged in an aircraft fuselage, and method for producing a rod body for such a supporting strut: A supporting strut for supporting an intermediate deck (2) that is arranged in an aircraft fuselage (1), includes a hollow cylindrical rod body (3) that includes a fibre reinforced material, with the two ends of the rod body (3) being designed as attachment sections for detachable attachment to the aircraft... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090277996 - Wing and empennage leading edge structure made of thermoplastic material with a stiffened double shell configuration: s

20090277997 - Traction kite with deformable leading edge: A leading edge inflatable traction kite wherein the leading edge structure includes a plurality of spaced segments that are fabricated from a material with a higher elasticity, thus allowing for a greater amount of twisting and bending. The inflatable leading edge includes a series of elastically deformable segments disposed throughout... Agent: Malin Haley Dimaggio Bowen & Lhota, P.A.

20090272839 - System and method for controlling high spin rate projectiles: A method is disclosed for controlling a flight trajectory of a spinning projectile. In one aspect the method may involve supporting a nose of the projectile in a manner permitting the nose to be wobbled. At least one electrically responsive component may be coupled at a first end to the... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, PLC

20090272840 - Aircraft flight termination system and method: An aircraft has a flight termination system that allows flight of an unmanned aircraft to be quickly and efficiently terminated. The flight termination system separates one of the control surfaces of the aircraft, such as a wing, from a fuselage of the aircraft, while one or more other control surfaces... Agent: Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP (raytheon)

20090272841 - Albedo-derived airship power system: A power generation system for an airship includes a solar array and an Earth array for converting solar radiation and albedo radiation, respectively, into electrical energy. The airship also carries a power distribution controller to receive the electrical energy for transfer to a power storage device and/or electrical components carried... Agent: Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber

20090272854 - Electric propulsion system useful in jet-type model airplanes and uavs: A power plant for a jet-type model airplanes and UAVs includes an electric motor and a cover. The cover receives a portion of the electric motor and a sleeve into which the electric motor is inserted. The sleeve has a plurality of fins to dissipate heat and create openings into... Agent: Michael L. Leetzow, Esq. Michael L. Leetzow, P.A.

20090272842 - Device to handle and lock a cover of an aircraft nacelle: The object of the invention is an aircraft nacelle that comprises, on the inside, an inside pipe (56) that empties out toward the front at an air intake (58), and, on the outside, an aerodynamic wall that extends from the air intake (58) up to the rear end of the... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090272843 - Adjusting device for adjusting a high-lift flap and airfoil wing comprising such an adjusting device: Adjusting device for adjusting a high-lift flap (2; 102) and airfoil wing provided with the same, comprising at lest one flap drive (20)for operating the flap (2; 102), and comprising several drive stations (3,4, 5) which movably connect the high-lift flap (2; 102) to the airfoil wing (1) for guiding... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090272844 - Method and device for supporting the take-off rotation of an aircraft: A method and a device for supporting the take-off rotation of an aircraft, which aircraft comprises on each side of the aircraft at least two main landing gear units, arranged one behind the other, which main landing gear units comprising wheels. For supporting the take-off rotation, in at least one... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20090272845 - Airship handling devices and associated systems and methods: Airship handling devices and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. An airship handling device in accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure, for example, can include a first support member mountable to a ground vehicle. The device can also include a second support member operably coupled to the first... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Attn: Aaron J. Polenda

20090272846 - Bonded metal fuselage and method for making the same: A bonded metal fuselage for aerospace vehicles includes a monocoque structure having an outer metal skin, metal tear straps bonded to the outer skin and metal stringers bonded to the outer skin and to the tear straps. The outer chords of fuselage frames are fastened directly to tear straps and... Agent: Tung & Associates / Randy W. Tung, Esq.

20090272847 - Aft inlet duct mounted door actuator: An inlet door system including an aft inlet duct mounted door actuator providing RAM air to an auxiliary power unit (APU) contained within an aircraft is provided. The inlet door system includes an inlet duct, the aft inlet duct mounted door actuator, and a door. The inlet duct is configured... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090272848 - Aircraft component: A method of manufacturing an aircraft component such as a wing rib. The method comprises: providing a body with two or more connectors arranged in a line on the body, each connector having an arm extending from the body, a first flange positioned on a first side of the line,... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090272849 - Frame element, aircraft component assembly system and method of fitting a component in an aircraft: A frame element (10; 10′) for use in an aircraft component assembly system (46) is attachable to an aircraft structure (36) and comprises at least one fastening device for fastening at least one aircraft interior component (34) or at least one insulation pack (52) to the frame element (10; 10′).... Agent: Krieg Devault LLP

20090272850 - Ice shed reduction for leading edge structures: A leading edge structure for use in an aerospace vehicle includes a body having a flowpath surface which defines a leading edge adapted to face an air flow during operation, and an opposed inner surface. The body is segmented into a plurality of portions having varying thermal properties and/or mechanical... Agent: Trego, Hines & Ladenheim, PLLC

20090272851 - Method and device for correcting the lateral dissymmetry of an aircraft: l

20090272852 - Aerial delivery device: An aerial delivery device which includes a carrier configured to carry an item for delivery, and one or more wings attached to the carrier and arranged to extend therefrom; wherein said aerial delivery device is configured to provide a controlled aerial descent under gravity, such that during the descent the... Agent: John Alexander Galbreath

20090272853 - Lift-augmenting flap, in particular for leading edge flap, for an aerodynamically effective wing: A lift-augmenting leading edge flap for a carrying wing of an aircraft, wherein the flap comprises an essentially rigid main body which makes a transition from the first side to the second side of the wing the flap being adjustable by a retention- and actuation mechanism coupled between the flap... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20090266935 - Shell arrangement as well as aircraft or spacecraft: The present invention provides a shell arrangement as well as an aircraft or spacecraft comprising such a shell arrangement. The shell arrangement comprises a first lightning conductor layer for conducting lightning energy and a fibre composite layer supporting the first lightning conductor layer. Furthermore, the shell arrangement comprises a first... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20090266941 - Combination spar and trunnion structure for a tilt rotor aircraft: An aircraft is equipped with a spinnion coupling an inboard wing to a tilting nacelle. The spinnion is advantageously configured to extend across the nacelle from an inboard junction to an outboard junction, and terminates inside the inboard wing. This provides an efficient lightweight structure to support a nacelle and... Agent: Fish & Associates, PC Robert D. Fish

20090266942 - Tilt outboard wing for tilt rotor aircraft: Tilt-rotor aircraft experience increased efficiency and fuel economy by including wing extensions outboard of the tilting nacelles. Stall and buffeting during conversion from rotor-born hover to wing-born forward flight are reduced to an acceptable level using wide chord flaps deflected upwards by at least 15-20°, preferably in combination with leading... Agent: Fish & Associates, PC Robert D. Fish

20090266932 - Engine assembly for an aircraft comprising a support cradle for a fan shroud mounted on two separate elements: The present invention relates to an aircraft engine assembly comprising an engine, an engine mounting structure (4) and a nacelle surrounding the engine and provided with fan cowls (34), the mounting structure (4) comprising a rigid structure (8) and a forward aerodynamic structure (24) on which the fan cowls are... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090266933 - Engine mounting apparatus: An engine mounting apparatus for attaching an engine to a suspension pylon includes a mounting block, first and second links connectable between the engine and the mount block and first and second fixings connectable between the suspension pylon and the mount block. The apparatus further has a catcher link, located... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20090266934 - Hydraulic fluid supply device and electric actuator: An electric actuator of the present invention includes a hydraulic fluid supply device and an actuator actuated in response to an input of hydraulic fluid from a variable-volume pump. The hydraulic fluid supply device includes an adjustable-speed motor, the variable-volume pump which is driven by the adjustable-speed motor and ejects... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20090266936 - Aircraft fuselage structural components and methods of making same: Aircraft fuselage structures have reinforcement members in the vicinity of the stringer openings formed in frame members and are rigidly lap joined to a surface region of the frame members by a friction stir weld region. Such aircraft fuselage structural components may thus be provided with plural longitudinally spaced-apart frame... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090266937 - Reduction of frictional losses in the region of boundary layers on surfaces, around which a fluid flows: An aerodynamic body with a plurality of nozzles for throttling a fluid flow to be removed by suction through the nozzles in a self-regulated fashion is disclosed. The aerodynamic body according to one example, includes a plurality of throttling nozzles with a throttle section that is defined by an inlet... Agent: Christopher Paradies, Ph.d.

20090266938 - Method and device for an aircraft buffet reduction: The device (1) comprises means (10, 8) for locally modifying, using control surfaces (4), the lift of the wings of the airplane in the buffeting-generating regions.... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC James E. Ledbetter, Esq.

20090266939 - Active pilot inceptor with self warm-up: An active pilot inceptor system includes a pilot inceptor, a multi-phase motor, and a motor control. The pilot inceptor is configured to receive user input and is operable, in response to the user input, to move to a control position. The multi-phase motor is coupled to the pilot inceptor to... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090266940 - Precision adjust split detent for a vehicle: A method and apparatus for a split detent tactile cueing control system comprising an inceptor, a position sensor, vehicle sensors, and a flight control computer. The inceptor can be moved into different positions measured by a position sensor. The vehicle sensors generate signals in response to detecting parameters about a... Agent: Duke W. Yee

20090261209 - Convertible aircraft: A convertible aircraft comprising a main body integrating at least one substantially triangular wing (1), the main body having a recess (2) centered substantially in correspondence of the center of gravity of the aircraft; and a propulsion system associated to the main body so as to make it selectively pivoting... Agent: Steinfl & Bruno

20090261207 - Stable aircraft: An aircraft is made stable via shortening the chord of the wings to shorten the travel of the wing's center of pressure. Since short chord wings have less wing area than normal wings, a multitude of short chord wings is necessary to regain the required lifting area for flight. The... Agent: George Teacherson

20090261197 - Nosewheel control apparatus: An apparatus for driving a taxiing aircraft is disclosed, comprising, in an aircraft, two self-propelled nosewheels, each having an electric motor; equipment for flight; dual-function controlling means for controlling said equipment for flight and said nosewheels, said dual-function controlling means being disposed in the cockpit of said aircraft; sensing means;... Agent: Borealis Techinical Limited

20090261208 - Aircraft engine inlet pivotable barrier filter: An inlet barrier filter system for an aircraft engine includes a filter panel (35) including filter media for filtering air prior to intake (15) into the engine. The filter panel has a forward edge (F). The system further includes an actuator for selectively pivoting the panel to form an opening... Agent: Patent Docket Department Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20090261198 - Pylon for suspending a turboengine:

20090261199 - Method for producing contoured composite structures and structures produced thereby: A method is provided for forming a composite part contoured along its length and having at least one leg. The method includes forming a stack of fiber reinforced, pre-preg plies by laying down individual segments of unidirectional fibers in each ply. Each of the segments is placed in a preselected... Agent: Tung & Associates / Randy W. Tung, Esq.

20090261200 - Space for work and storage at the rear of an aircraft cabin: At least one housing (22) for a cart (16) is arranged on the other side of the transverse portion (26) of the aisle (24) in relation to the housings (20) arranged along the wall, and each of the said housings (20, 22) for accommodating a cart (16) extends longitudinally in... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090261201 - Line transfer system for airplane: A method is provided for establishing a physical reference inside an airplane representing the airplane's optimized line of flight based on the as-built orientation of aerodynamically significant features of the airplane. Values generated for aerodynamic pitch, roll and yaw representing the optimized line of flight are used to orient a... Agent: Tung & Associates / Randy W. Tung, Esq.

20090261202 - Universal retaining device, particularly for fastening panel elements and/or accessory parts in aircraft: A universal bracket for fastening different panel elements and/or additional devices in aircraft, comprises a base plate for fastening to a substructure, a support plate connected to the base plate and a plurality of spring clips received in the support plate to provide a releasable and vibration-damping connection to the... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20090261203 - Aircraft tip alarm system: A tilarm system for an aircraft having a nose landing gear (NLG) includes a sensor having first and second parts respectively disposed on first and second portions of the NLG that are respectively fixed to the aircraft and moveable relative to the fixed portion and operable to detect the position... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLPIPSection

20090261204 - System and method for varying the porosity of an aerodynamic surface: A variable porosity system for an aircraft includes a first layer, a second layer and an actuator mechanism. Each of the first and second layers has at least one pore and are slidable relative to one another. The actuator mechanism is operative to move the first and second layers relative... Agent: NovatechIPLaw

20090261205 - Apparatus and method for controlling twist of a wing of an airborne mobile platform: An airborne mobile platform may have a wing having a length and a chord wise dimension, and a plurality of elongated structural components extending span-wise along the length of the wing. The elongated structural components may each have a localized hinge area. A device may be used for manipulating the... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, PLC

20090261206 - Method of using microjet actuators for the control of flow separation and distortion: A system for controlling unwanted flow separation. One or more microjets are placed to feed auxiliary fluid into a region of suspected flow separation. If the separation is intermittent, sensors can be employed to detect its onset. Once separation is developing, the microjets are activated to inject a stream of... Agent: John Wiley Horton, Attoney Pennington, Moore, Wilkinson, Bell & Dunbar, P.A.