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8177160 Clutch arrangement  
A clutch arrangement, especially adapted for use in an aircraft nose wheel landing gear steering arrangement, includes a rotatable drive input, a rotatable output, and an epicyclic gear...
8175762 Electrically activated aircraft landing gear control system and method  
An electrically activated landing gear control system is provided. A processing module of landing gear control system is provided with landing gear control system software that receives data...
8136758 Hybrid strut comprising metal and composite portions  
A strut (18, 50) includes a fiber-reinforced, elongate composite body (36, 54) and has first and second ends and a metal and/or tubular support (20, 52) at least partially embedded in the composite...
8118259 Storage compartment for the nose gear of an aircraft  
A front landing gear storage compartment for an airplane, which includes a set of retractable landing gears including a front gear centered on a longitudinal median plane of the fuselage. The...
8109463 Self-propelled undercarriage wheel having a low profile tire  
An undercarriage wheel is disclosed comprising an axle member that supports a drive member, for example but not limited to a compact high torque electric motor, a wheel member driven by said drive...
8083175 Loading fitting having intersecting holes in the web side and end  
In one embodiment, a loading fitting includes at least one of an I, a T, and a J shaped cross-section having a flange attached to at least one supporting structure. In another embodiment, a method...
8083180 Aircraft landing gear  
The invention relates to an aircraft landing gear comprising a landing gear leg, wherein the landing gear leg or one or more parts of the landing gear leg consists partly or completely of a fiber...
8056861 Intelligent ballistic parachute system with fuel discharge  
A method performed by an aircraft, the aircraft including a wing, aircraft fuel, and a whole-aircraft parachute that is coupled to the aircraft. The method comprises: deploying the whole-aircraft...
8055396 Landing load monitor for aircraft landing gear  
A landing gear monitor for aircraft landing gear including a plurality of pairs of wheels on a bogie, in which the main strut oil pressure serves to indicate landing load and is monitored in...
8042765 Aircraft landing gear compression rate monitor  
A system for use in monitoring, measuring, computing and displaying the rate of compression of aircraft landing gear struts experienced while aircraft are executing either normal or hard landing...
8020807 Aircraft front nose landing gear and method of making an aircraft landing gear  
An aircraft vehicular front wheel landing gear assembly is provided that includes a nonelastomeric outer upper strut tubular member having an inner axial center bore with a tubular cylindrical...
8016234 Airframe structure of an aircraft or spacecraft  
The present invention provides an airframe structure of an aircraft or spacecraft, with: a hollow body section which can be subjected to an internal pressure; a membrane arrangement which has at...
7967244 Onboard aircraft weight and balance system  
An onboard system for determining the instantaneous weight and balance of an aircraft simply, reliably, accurately, and requiring a minimum amount of calibration includes a memory for storing...
7954757 Landing gear noise attenuation  
A landing gear noise attenuator mitigates noise generated by airframe deployable landing gear. The noise attenuator can have a first position when the landing gear is in its deployed or down...
7946531 Debris deflecting device, system, and method  
A debris deflector includes a bracket and a horizontal blade assembly. The bracket is to secure the debris deflector to an aft side of a landing gear assembly. The horizontal blade assembly is...
7891609 Turnaround methods  
A method for reducing the turnaround time of an aircraft having at least one self-propelled undercarriage wheel comprising the step of: moving the aircraft to a required location using at least one...
7845220 Hydraulic/pneumatic charging valve with integrated pressure transducer  
The present invention is a device that allows the pressure inside an aircraft landing gear shock strut to be measured. A charging valve is modified by integrating a small pressure sensing device...
7748486 Landing gear for a hovercraft  
Self-leveling legs are used to accommodate landing a ducted fan hovercraft on a sloped surface such as a roof-top. These legs move to accommodate a variation of slope within their range of motion...
7731122 Method for managing the wheel steering control of an aircraft  
The invention relates to a method for managing a steering control of an aircraft landing gear provided with at least one wheel steerable by the steering control, comprising the following steps:...
7731124 Landing gear  
In an aircraft having an aircraft landing gear, the aircraft landing gear includes an arm, a leg and a bogie at the lower end of the leg. The bogie is moveable in a direction along the length of...
7720582 Active suspension method and apparatus for a rotary wing aircraft  
In a method of controlling the hardness of a damper in an aircraft landing gear, the aircraft having a structure that is deformable at a natural frequency, the hardness of the damper is adjusted...
7669798 Airplane protected against projections of tire debris  
The tires that equip airplane wheels have elastomer treads from which a piece may detach and damage a zone of the airplane. Shredding means, situated between wheel and another part of the airplane,...
7641146 Aircraft nose landing gear enclosure  
In one embodiment, an aircraft comprises a plurality of hoop frame support members and a landing gear enclosure comprising a curved surface. The plurality of support frame support members abut...
7637459 Weight-on-gear sensor  
A weight-on-gear sensor for use on an aircraft with landing skids having a bracket and a displacement sensor attached to the bracket is disclosed. The bracket has a center member connecting a first...
7594626 Magnetically induced aircraft landing wheel rotation  
An aircraft landing wheel assembly comprising a set of rotating components and a set of static components wherein an applied electrical current applied to conductive elements associated with one...
7578466 Mechanism for reducing heat generation in a joint  
The invention relates to mechanisms for reducing heat generation in a pivot joint, and to methods for their use. The mechanism may be designed to average relative velocities of a pin with respect...
7578465 Aircraft front nose landing gear and method of making an aircraft landing gear  
An aircraft vehicular front wheel landing gear assembly is provided that includes a nonelastomeric outer upper strut tubular member having an inner axial center bore with a tubular cylindrical...
7575193 Anti-crash method and system, an undercarriage, and an aircraft  
An undercarriage (2) for an aircraft (1) includes anti-crash elements that are specific to a second stage of a crash after the end of a first stage. The undercarriage includes: a device for...
7571876 Aircraft landing gear assembly shimmy damper  
An aircraft vehicular assembly is provided that includes a nonelastomeric outer tubular member having an inner axial center bore with a tubular cylindrical frictional interface contiguous smooth...
7566031 Triggering system for the plastic collapse of a metal structural element  
A system for absorbing energy to attenuate a force caused by an impact includes: an elongated tubular element; a fixed ring having a plurality of wedge-shaped flanges associated with the elongated...
7513456 Apparatus and method for reduced backlash steering tiller  
A steering system for a mobile platform is provided that reduces and/or eliminates backlash in the steering system. The steering system includes an input mechanism for receiving an input from an...
7490793 Wireless landing gear monitoring system  
A wireless landing gear monitoring system for an aircraft. The monitoring system includes a radio frequency (RF) wireless hubcap transceiver powered by a rechargeable battery combined with a...
7484688 Landing gear noise reduction  
An aircraft landing gear (1) is described including a noise-reducing element that includes an air-deflecting surface, in the form of a fairing (4), and a perforated airflow-reducing region (8). In...
7467763 Composite landing gear apparatus and methods  
Composite landing gear apparatus and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a composite component includes an elongated member having a first composite portion coupled to a second composite...
7445178 Powered nose aircraft wheel system  
A powered nose aircraft wheel system (130) for an aircraft (12) includes landing gear (104) that extends from the aircraft (12). A wheel axel (136) is coupled to the landing gear (104). A wheel...
7426983 Landing gear strut damper, and landing gear with independent struts comprising same  
A damper for an airplane landing gear leg comprises a main strut (11) and a rod piston (13) co-operating with the strut (11) to define a main chamber (15) and annular chamber (16) for hydraulic...
7370830 System and method for landing a tailless aircraft in a crosswind  
The method of landing a flying wing type aircraft in a crosswind includes the steps of disengaging the nose landing wheel upon impact with the runway so that it is free to castor; and thereafter,...
7367369 Aircraft tire  
The invention relates to an aircraft tire with a tread having a running surface of a rubber composition which contains elastomers of which a major portion is a specialized cis 1,4-polybutadiene...
7331547 Device for facilitating the lowering of a landing gear by gravity  
Device for facilitating the lowering of a landing gear by gravity, comprising at least on roller device (4) positioned on at least one closing panel (2) of the hatch for the landing gear in a...
7318564 Power line sentry charging  
A surveillance aircraft recharging system based on energy collection by magnetic induction from the current flowing in a randomly selected alternating current transmission line conductor. The...
7274309 Aircraft landing gear initial touch-down velocity monitor  
A system for use in monitoring, measuring, computing and displaying the initial touch-down descent velocity experienced while aircraft are executing either normal, overweight or hard landing...
7274310 Aircraft landing gear kinetic energy monitor  
A system for use in monitoring, measuring, computing and displaying the Kinetic Energy generated and experienced while aircraft are executing either normal, overweight or hard landing events....
7255208 Aircraft brake wheel heat shield  
A perforated heat shield (20) is formed of a single layer and is implemented to be positioned between an aircraft brake assembly (34) and wheel assembly (28) in order to effectively protect the...
7249736 Process for landing a tailless aircraft  
A process for landing a tailless aircraft having a nose, wings that produce lift, a nose landing gear with a shock strut, and main landing gear, comprises the steps of allowing the nose landing...
7234664 Draw spring linkage, particularly for light aircraft  
A draw spring linkage includes a hollow rod formed with a shoulder structure at the first end of the rod and with a slot that extends longitudinally of the rod and is located between the shoulder...
7198226 Landing assist apparatus retention strap spool  
An aircraft landing assist apparatus is designed to be retrofit to existing aircraft having internal constructions that have been modified to support the apparatus. The apparatus is designed so...
7193530 Aircraft landing gear automated inspection and life limitation escalation system and method  
A system for use in monitoring, measuring, computing and displaying the landing loads experienced while aircraft are executing either normal, overweight or hard landing events. Pressure sensors and...
7178759 Hinged door for aircraft landing gear  
The door comprises a panel (14) formed from two rigid parts (14a, 14b) hinged to each other edge to edge. A first part (14a) of these two parts is connected to the aircraft structure through a...
7143975 Landing arrangement for an aircraft  
A landing arrangement for an aircraft comprises an aircraft support assembly (22) to support the aircraft (10) when the aircraft is on the ground. The aircraft support assembly (2) is movable...
7040572 Lighter-than-air aircraft with air cushion landing gear means  
A lighter-than-air aircraft (1) having a gas-filled hull (2) and a pair of spaced apart landing gear units (11, 12) on the underside of the hull arranged on opposite sides of a longitudinally...
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