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7597288 |
In-flight refueling lightning protection system
A lightning protection system, method and aircraft are provided for reducing the flammability of jet fuel spilled during an in-flight refueling operation between a supplying aircraft and a...
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7546981 |
Drain system for an aircraft
Drain masts of commercial aircraft need to be heated in order to prevent freezing caused by the low outside temperatures when the aircraft travels at a corresponding altitude. An exemplary...
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7422179 |
Apparatus for aerial refuelling
Apparatus for aerial refuelling comprises a frame 2 for attaching around an aperture in an aircraft floor 3 , and a movable hose drum housing 4 pivotally mounted on the frame. The hose drum ...
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7413145 |
Aerial delivery system
A method and apparatus for aerial fire suppression utilizing a potable fire retardant chemical dispensing system, readily adaptable, without extensive aircraft modification, to various makes of...
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7413144 |
Positioning system, device, and method for in-flight refueling
A positioning system, device, and method are provided to facilitate the in-flight positioning of two aircraft relative to one another such that a second aircraft is guided to an in-flight refueling...
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7407131 |
Method for creating an aeronautic sound shield having gas distributors arranged on the engines, wings, and nose of an aircraft
The present invention blocks and/or attenuates the upstream travel of acoustic disturbances or sound waves from a flight vehicle or components of a flight vehicle traveling at subsonic speed using...
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7407116 |
Spray washer structure of insulator used for aircraft
A spray washer structure used for attaching to an aircraft and washing insulators on high-voltage transmission lines includes a pivot seat, a core tube, an inner tube, and a nozzle. The pivot seat...
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7395761 |
Variable-force payload ejecting system
The Variable-Force Payload Ejecting System, residing within an air vehicle, utilizes multiple pressure generators, one or more of which may be activated, to produce variable levels of force. A...
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7303168 |
Aircraft spraying conversion kit for use in extinguishing fires
An aircraft spraying conversion kit which provides for the aerial dispensing of a fire extinguishing agent. The kit includes a dispensing manifold assembly removably coupled to an open aircraft...
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7284727 |
Systems and methods for aerial dispersion of materials
Aerial dispersion systems that may be employed to allow rapid and temporary conversion of aircraft for aerial dispersion purposes, such as aerial fire-fighting. The aerial dispersion systems may be...
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7185854 |
In-flight refueling system and method for extending and retracting an in-flight refueling device
An in-flight refueling system and method are provided to extend and retract an in-flight refueling device between a stowed position and an extended position relative to a tanker aircraft. The...
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7143980 |
Aerial chemical application and control method
A chemical distribution control and guidance system operates for controlling the distribution of airborne product via an aircraft passing over a target. A weather station is positioned at various...
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7131600 |
Reverse venturi atomization chamber and the use thereof
An atomization chamber apparatus used for aircraft pesticide delivery, which has an open ended walled chamber, divided into left and right sections, each having outer and inner segments, each...
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7121512 |
Drain particularly for engine support strut
A drain, for example for an aircraft engine support strut, arranged on the trailing edge of the rear secondary structure of the strut. The drain includes a conduit with a substantially horizontal...
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7111809 |
Aircraft excessive fuel dumping ejection parallel to flight direction
Excessive fuel is dumped by ejection under a pressurized outflow velocity from an aircraft during flight as jets in a direction parallel to air stream flow relative to the aircraft, from a...
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7090029 |
Firefighting bomblets and a precision aerial firefighting method utilizing the same
A firefighting bomblet includes a container having rigid supportive walls that together define a faceted-sphere shape, a cavity disposed inside the container and defined by the walls, and an...
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6988693 |
Methods and apparatus for passive illumination of refueling hoses
Methods and apparatus for illumination of aerial refueling hoses are disclosed. In one embodiment, a conduit for transferring a flowable material includes a wall member. A plurality of reflective...
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6966525 |
In-flight refueling system, alignment system, and method for automatic alignment and engagement of an in-flight refueling boom
An in-flight refueling system, alignment system, and method are provided for substantially automating the positioning and engagement of an in-flight refueling system carried by a first aircraft...
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6889776 |
Airborne water diffuser
An apparatus is for use with a container of liquid that is suspended from an aircraft flying over a ground target area. The container has an outlet through which the liquid is dropped from the...
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6886784 |
High pressure spray system
A combination of an aircraft and spraying apparatus for spraying suspensions or solutions having predetermined characteristics independent of the speed of the aircraft, the apparatus consisting of...
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6874734 |
Fluid loading system
A pump system for loading fluid into a tank onboard a translating aircraft includes a substantially rigid tube member having a diving device on the distal end of the tube member. A strut structure...
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6837462 |
Boom load alleviation using visual means
An aircraft refueling boom load alleviation system uses received light to detect boom displacement and generates a control signal to correct the displacement. Both a set of flight surfaces and a...
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6799740 |
Chemical application and flight guidance control system and method
A chemical distribution such as a mosquito control guidance system is operable for controlling the distribution of airborne product via an aircraft passing over a target field. The system includes...
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6769493 |
Liquid dispensing lighter-than-air airship system
A lighter-than-air airship system, having a multitude of uses, with a primary purpose being the dispensing of water over a raging fire, where access by personnel and ground equipment is difficult....
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6704618 |
Container-based system for generation and dispersal of printed materials
An unmanned, real-time, printed material generation and dispersal system includes a standardized shipping container houses at least one printing module capable of generating printed materials, a...
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6662700 |
Method for protecting an aircraft against a threat that utilizes an infrared sensor
A method for protecting an aircraft against a threat that utilizes an infrared sensor includes providing a plurality of dispensable infrared sources transported in an infrared-source dispenser with...
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6622966 |
System for extinguishing wild fires and method therefor
A system for dispensing a liquid from an aircraft to extinguish a fire has a container located in a body of the aircraft for storing the liquid to extinguish the fire. A boom is coupled to an...
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6581878 |
Airborne fire fighting system
System and method for pressurizing and dispersing fire retardant from an aircraft, particularly aircraft structured and equipped for retarding or extinguishing forest fires, that includes a small...
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6578796 |
Liquid dropping apparatus for helicopter
A liquid dropping apparatus for a helicopter includes a tank for containing a liquid therein for attachment below a helicopter body. The tank has a lower surface with a concave portion formed by...
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6523780 |
Multi-carrier pheromone carrying substrate dispenser, apparatus distribution system
A system for the dissemination of pheromone bearing carrier substrates which includes an airplane/helicopter mountable carrier substrate dispenser, the actuation for release of the carrier...
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6425554 |
Bottom discharge drainmast for an aircraft
A drainmast ( 10 ) for discharging liquid from a moving aircraft ( 12 ). The drainmast ( 10 ) includes a fairing ( 20 ) having a mounting flange ( 24 ), a flow-controlling cap ( 26 ), and an...
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6419190 |
Airborne cleaning and painting robot
A Cleaning and Painting Robot having the capability to fly, and a cleaning or painting mechanism that can be located at various positions on the robot body. The robot comprises of a flying unit...
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6264142 |
Helicopter deicing and anti-icing system and method
The improved helicopter anti-icing and deicing system and method includes mounting an airfoil shaped manifold transversely of the helicopter and filling the manifold with anti-icing or deicing...
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6211494 |
Drainmast with integral electronic temperature control
A drainmast including an electronic temperature detecting and control circuit contained in a fairing detects the temperature of a drain tube and the electronic temperature detecting and control...
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6192990 |
Multi-dump metering valve
In one aspect, the invention is directed towards a helicopter-carried firefighting device including a valve. The valve has an outer assembly and an inner assembly in which the outer assembly has a...
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6125942 |
Aircraft-based fire-fighting bucket
A fire fighting system uses a bucket suspended from a helicopter to deposit fire retardant onto a fire from an opening in the bottom of the bucket. The bucket has a predetermined configuration and...
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6095428 |
Water-powered aircraft lawn sprinkler
A water-powered aircraft/sprinkler utilizes an airfoil and a water jet nozzle power source to provide a manually maneuverable aircraft/sprinkler supplied with a pressurized water stream through a...
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5975425 |
Technique to reduce chemical usage and concomitant drift from aerial sprays
An apparatus and method are disclosed for the aerial spraying of agricultural chemicals with improved spray deposition and reduced drift. The spraying apparatus includes two oppositely charged sets...
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5967462 |
Water bomber float plane and method of water bombing
An amphibious water bomber float plane, wherein the water bomber plane is equipped with a pair of floats for landing and taking off on water, with wheels for use on land, and having pair of floats...
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5904165 |
Hydro service system assembly
This invention is directed to a multipurpose repair and maintenance apparatus for aerial inspection, repair and cleaning, comprising a work platform for installation on the skids of an helicopter...
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5878819 |
Device for assisting with the extinguishing of fires by water-bombing aircraft
A device for assisting the extinguishing of fires by water-bombing aircraft. The device includes at least one sensor for sensing the source of the fire, a device for pinpointing the position of the...
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5829809 |
Multi-dump fire fighting bucket
A suspendible bucket apparatus is for use with an aircraft to permit dumping of two or more separate loads of water from a single filling of the bucket. The apparatus has an outer bucket with an...
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5794889 |
Fire retardant delivery system
A fire retardant delivery system for delivering fire retardant onto a fire. The system 10 includes an aircraft comprises a fire retardant storage and ejection system, and a stabilized three axis...
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5773745 |
Method and device for cutting and dispensing of adversarial interaction countermeasures
Apparatus and method for cutting and dispensing of adversarial interaction countermeasures, as for example chaff dipole elements for the self-protection of aerial vehicles against radar-guided...
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5722591 |
Apparatus for spreading bulk materials
A spreading apparatus for hitching to a helicopter includes a hopper suspended from a ring, three tubular legs with upper ends releasably attached to the ring, and a strut between each pair of...
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5699862 |
Foam generating device for fire-fighting helicopter
A helicopter (20) is equipped with a foam generating device (22) comprising a tank (1) associated with a pump system (2) and a mixer device (36) to deliver a mixture water-emulsifier. A spraying...
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5671869 |
Fiber chaff disseminator
A chaff disseminator for uniformly distributing short fibers into the air r disrupt enemy radar tracking in an air combat situation. Such fibers are typically 3 to 25 microns in diameter and cut to...
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5667170 |
Pod mounted refueling system
A refueling system mounted to an aircraft fuselage for transferring fuel from a tanker aircraft to a receiver aircraft. The refueling system including a pylon extending from the fuselage at a...
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5663518 |
Method and device for the in-flight cutting and dispensing of chaff dipoles from an aerial vehicle
A method for the self-protection of an aircraft or the like against radar-guided missiles and a self-protection device for use in aircraft and the like against radar-guided missiles, which enables...
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5655732 |
Apparatus for draining waste water from aircraft
A waste water drain apparatus (1) is to be attached to the fuselage belly (2) of an aircraft. The apparatus (1) essentially includes a drain pipe (3), an aerodynamically shaped fairing (7)...
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