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7600371 Thrust reversers including support members for inhibiting deflection  
Aircraft systems having thrust reversers with support members are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an aircraft system includes a thrust reverser having a nozzle inner wall, a nozzle outer wall...
7571527 Mandrel for fabrication of a monolithic composite nacelle panel  
A mandrel is disclosed for fabricating a monolithic composite nacelle panel for use on an airplane. Also disclosed is the method of constructing the mandrel, the method of assembling the mandrel,...
7559507 Thrust reversers including locking assemblies for inhibiting deflection  
Aircraft systems having thrust reversers with locking assemblies are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an aircraft system includes a fan casing and a thrust reverser attached to the fan casing....
7513101 Synchronized motor thrust reverser actuation system  
A thrust reverser actuation system is provided that includes a synchronization system that synchronizes the actuation of at least two actuators coupled to at least two power drive units. The...
7409820 Electrical thrust reverser tertiary lock system including a voltage limiting circuit  
A system for moving an aircraft thrust reverser component includes a power drive unit, a thrust reverser actuator assembly, and a tertiary lock system. The power drive unit is operable to rotate...
7370468 Turbojet electromechanical thrust reverser with servo-controlled door displacement  
A turbojet thrust reverser includes two doors each displaceable between an open position and a closed position of the reverser by at least one respective control actuator. Two electric motors drive...
7334395 Aircraft structure that includes a duct for guiding fluid flow therethrough  
An aircraft structure includes a duct having an inlet for fluid flow into the duct and a first outlet for fluid flow out of the duct. The duct is configured to guide fluid flow out of the duct...
7278257 Turbojet electromechanical thrust reverser with synchronized locking devices  
A turbojet thrust reverser has two doors that are displaceable between a reverser open position and a reverser closed position, each door being controlled by a respective electronic control unit...
7275362 Thrust reversers including latching mechanisms and methods for manufacturing such thrust reversers  
Thrust reversers having latching mechanisms and methods for manufacturing such thrust reversers are disclosed herein. An aircraft system in accordance with one embodiment includes a thrust reverser...
7264203 Spider actuated thrust reverser  
A thrust reverser includes reverser doors circumferentially spaced around a nacelle. An arcuate yoke is disposed coaxially around the nacelle. An actuator is mounted tangentially to the yoke for...
7210283 Maintenance and inhibition plate for a thrust reverser  
Each manual control unit for a moving part of a thrust reverser is associated with a maintenance plate that is pivotable between at least two positions: a first or “normal operation” position...
7146796 Nested latch thrust reverser  
A thrust reverser includes reverser doors pivotally mounted in a nacelle. Each door includes a latch pin mounted at a distal end thereof. A complementary latch hook is pivotally mounted in the...
7124981 Thrust reverser utilizing integrated structural bypass duct  
A thrust reverser having an engine cowl, a nacelle, a blocker door, a nacelle door and a cascade vane. The engine cowl has a hollow body that shrouds a jet engine and which includes a cowl opening....
7104500 Thrust reverser with sliding pivot joints  
A target type thrust reverser is provided for reversing the thrust of jet engines, particularly on aircraft. The thrust reverser preferably has a plurality of doors that occupy a stowed position...
7093424 Thrust reverser system electro-mechanical brake manual release mechanism  
A manual release mechanism for a thrust reverser actuation system electromechanical brake includes a first release plate, a second release plate, at least two balls, and a handle. The first and...
7043897 Square ultra thrust reverser system  
A thrust reverser system for jet engine comprising a tailpipe, Square/trapezoidal clamshell doors and actuators, wherein the tailpipe and clamshell doors may be corrugated, the corrugations can be...
7010905 Ventilated confluent exhaust nozzle  
An exhaust nozzle includes an outer duct surrounding an inner duct. The inner duct includes a main outlet, and a row of apertures spaced upstream therefrom. The outer duct includes a row of intakes...
6976352 Toggle interlocked thrust reverser  
A fan thrust reverser includes a nacelle having radially outer and inner skins. An outer door is disposed in the outer skin, and mounted to the nacelle at a hinge joint. A toggle link is pivotally...
6935097 Lock assembly that inhibits thrust reverser movement at or near the stowed position  
A lock assembly for a thrust reverser system that prevents thrust reverser deployment when the thrust reversers are in the stowed position, but does not prevent thrust reverser movement, in either...
6926234 Electromechanical turbojet thrust reverser with continuous position control  
A turbojet thrust reverser includes two doors each controlled by a respective electronic control unit, at least one sensor per door measuring at least one item of position data concerning the door,...
6915984 Apparatus and method for mounting a cascade support ring to a thrust reverser  
A thrust reverser for a jet engine of a mobile platform. The thrust reverser includes a hinge beam defining a first track and a latch beam defining a second track. The thrust reverser also includes...
6895742 Bifold door thrust reverser  
A fan thrust reverser includes an outer louver door joined to an inner blocker door by a drive link in a bifold configuration. The louver door is stowed closed in the outer skin of a fan nacelle...
6869046 Aircraft propulsive power unit  
An aircraft having a propulsive power unit supported in a fuselage mounted configuration and including an engine and a nacelle structure housing the engine. The nacelle structure is provided with...
6848651 Electro-hydraulic thrust reverser lock actuation system and method  
An electro-hydraulic thrust reverser lock actuation system includes a hydraulic fluid source and a lock actuator assembly that is configured to selectively pressurize the hydraulic fluid. The lock...
6845946 Self stowing thrust reverser  
A thrust reverser includes forward and aft louvers pivotally mounted in a compartment defining a flow tunnel through the outer and inner skins of a fan nacelle. An aft flap is integrally joined to...
6845945 Thrust reverser with sliding pivot joints  
A target type thrust reverser is provided for reversing the thrust of jet engines, particularly on aircraft. The thrust reverser preferably has a plurality of doors that occupy a stowed position...
6810656 Thrust reverser system power drive unit with dual sequential torque decoupler and method  
A thrust reverser system that includes one or more power drive units operable to supply a drive force. The power drive unit includes a motor and at least two output sections, each operably coupled...
6786039 Thrust reverser actuator with an automatic relock and lock drop prevention mechanism  
A thrust reverser system includes one or more actuators each having a locking mechanism that prevents unintended actuator movement, and thus unintended thrust reverser movement. Each of the...
6771032 Motor control system  
A motor control system is provided for controlling at least one motor driven mechanical actuator. The control system drives the motor according to a function of the actuator position. The system is...
6764045 Bi-fold thrust reverser door assembly  
An aircraft engine thrust reverser includes a bi-fold door having a first panel pivotally attached to a nacelle and a second panel hingedly connected to the first panel. The second panel is...
6755448 Blowout latch  
A blowout latch is provided to latch a first panel to a second panel. The latch is coupled to the first panel and engaged with the second panel. The latch includes a biasing mechanism which is...
6688098 Backup locking system for a thrust reverser door  
A backup locking system for a thrust reverser door comprises a catch pivotally mounted by a pivot pin to a fixed structure of the thrust reverser. A hook with a self-locking profile is provided at...
6684623 Gearless electric thrust reverser actuators and actuation system incorporating same  
A gearless electric thrust reverser actuator includes an electric motor that is coupled to a jack screw without any intervening gears. The actuator may additionally include all of the actuation and...
6663042 Aircraft propulsive power unit  
A thrust reversing arrangement for an aircraft turbofan propulsive power unit includes a flow redirecting structure which has reverse flow enhancing sub-structures comprising: (i) a cavity which is...
6655125 System architecture for electromechanical thrust reverser actuation systems  
An electromechanical thrust reverser actuation system that is designed with non-symmetric redundant channels is interfaced with an aircraft engine control system that is also redundantly designed....
6625972 Thrust reverser sleeve lock  
A thrust reverser system for a jet engine has a thrust reverser sleeve lock, preferably for each thrust reverser sleeve, that provides at least one of the redundant anti-deployment mechanisms of...
6622964 System for the synchronized locking of the doors of a thrust reverser  
In a turbojet thrust reverser comprising, in an annular section of an outer cowling of the turbojet, a number of movable doors which, in an inactive position during operation in a forward thrust...
6604355 Thrust reverser hook latch system  
A hook latch antideployment system for a thrust reverser having at least one thrust reverser sleeve that translates between a deployed and stowed positions and a thrust reverser actuation system...
6598386 Jet engine thrust reverser system having torque limited synchronization  
A thrust reverser system that has one or more moveable thrust reverser components for redirecting the thrust of a jet engine. The thrust reverser system has a torque limiter coupled between...
6592074 System driving the displaceable fairing of a turbojet-engine thrust reverser  
A thrust reverser having an annular duct bounding a bypass flow and including a set of vane cascades configured in a stationary pod portion, a displaceable fairing slidably mounted on the...
6568172 Converging nozzle thrust reverser  
A thrust reverser includes axially adjoining forward and aft cowls defining a fan nacelle for surrounding a fan and core engine with a fan duct therebetween. The aft cowl has a forward face and the...
6557338 Thrust reverser for a gas turbine engine  
A thrust reverser cascade flow directing element ( 28 ) for a gas turbine engine ( 10 ) comprises a plurality of plates ( 30 ) and a plurality of flow directing vanes ( 40 ). At least one vane ( 40...
6557799 Acoustic treated thrust reverser bullnose fairing assembly  
An acoustically treated bullnose fairing assembly for a thrust reverser of an aircraft, the thrust reverser having an outer fixed structure and a stowable blocker door. The bullnose fairing...
6554224 Out-of-plane thrust reverser sleeve lock  
A thrust reverser system for a jet engine has a thrust reverser sleeve lock, preferably for each thrust reverser sleeve, that provides at least one of the redundant anti-deployment mechanisms of...
6546715 Cascade-type thrust reverser  
A thrust reverser for a turbofan engine having an air duct defined radially inwardly by a cowl around a gas turbine and radially outwardly in part by a fan case of the engine includes a bulkhead...
6526744 System and method for controlling the stowage of jet engine thrust reversers  
A system for controlling one or more jet engine thrust reversers includes a motor, a position sensing device, and a controller circuit. The motor is coupled to one or more jet engine thrust...
6519929 System and method for controlling the deployment of jet engine thrust reversers  
A system for controlling one or more jet engine thrust reversers includes a motor, a speed sensor, and a controller circuit. The motor is coupled to one or more jet engine moveable thrust reverser...
6487845 Pivot fairing thrust reverser  
A thrust reverser includes a pair of doors covering corresponding portals in an exhaust duct between an inlet and outlet nozzle at opposite ends thereof. The duct also includes a pair of side beams...
6487846 Thrust reverser actuator including an integrated locking mechanism  
A thrust reverser system includes one or more actuators each having an integrated locking mechanism that prevents unintended actuator movement, and thus unintended thrust reverser movement. Each of...
6440521 Method for transferring heat in an aircraft engine thrust reverser  
Thrust reverser inner wall structure comprising a thermally conductive nonmetallic carbon pitch fiber honeycomb core sandwiched between a top and bottom layer. The core is adhered by a reticulated...
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