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4756491 Dipstick retainer  
At least one hook or clip is mounted to the inside surface of the engine compartment hatch door so as to removably receive the engine oil dipstick so that the dipstick protrudes beyond an edge of...
4736907 Process and apparatus for preventing bird collisions  
The collision of birds with aircraft is prevented by means of at least one light source installed on an aircraft which produces light flashes. The frequency of the light flashes produced thereby is...
4730486 Pressure relief valve exhaust gas heating means for aircraft backup pump  
An aircraft instrumentation system includes a plurality of air-driven instruments and a primary air pump for operatively driving the instruments. An air pressure regulator, coupled to the primary...
4711411 Aircrew headgear ejection means  
An apparatus for ejecting an aircrewmans helmet-mounted electro-optical equipment from an aircraft cockpit comprising an arm having a first end pivotally mounted at a position behind an aircrewmans...
4705233 Trustworthy simplified vacuum systems  
Vacuum systems deriving their trustworthiness by means of simplified apparatus, wherein, the vacuum source will be derived from simple venturis common to the state of the art, whereby, ice...
4703904 Apparatus and method for providing an aero-optical interface  
A method and apparatus for providing an aero-optical interface by stabilizing a shear layer in a fluid flowing over an aperture. The apparatus extracts fluid from a remote part of the flowing fluid...
4700910 Structure and method for mounting an aircraft weight sensor within tubular axle of an aircraft undercarriage  
A mounting and mounting method for a sensor positioned within a tubular axle of an aircraft undercarriage which will provide an output voltage proportional to the angular deflection of an axle for...
4692610 Fiber optic aircraft load relief control system  
A fiber optic load measuring system is disclosed comprising an optical pulse generator, an optical bus, a plurality of optical pulse routing switches, a plurality of optical attenuators disposed...
4682171 Turn-and-bank indicator which displays the total angle or total time of a turn  
A turn-and-bank indicator can integrate with regard to time the displacement of a pointer of the turn-and-bank indicator, the pointer indicating the turning rate of the airplane. It includes a...
4676454 Backup pump for aircraft instrument system including heater  
A pump system for use with an air operated instrument system of an aircraft. A primary pump is connected to an air operated instrument and a backup pump is provided in the event of failure of the...
4674704 Direct air cooling system for airborne electronics  
A direct air cooling system 12 for electronics carried by aircraft. The cooling system provides a submerged air scoop 16 which directs outside air to several electronic modules 14. The air flows...
4663627 Aircraft control position indicator  
An aircraft control position indicator is provided that displays the degree of deflection of the primary flight control surfaces and the manner in which the aircraft will respond. The display...
4651951 Apparatus for the removal of helmet-mounted equipment  
Apparatus for detaching helmet-mounted equipment (6) from the helmet (4) of a vehicle-mounted user (1) includes a quick-release fastening (8) securing the equipment to the helmet. A removal cord...
4633376 Advanced fuel receptacle lighting system for aerial refueling  
An advanced fuel receptacle lighting system for aerial refueling of receiver aircraft during night time operations. The receptacle lighting system mounted on a tanker aircraft for enhancing a boom...
4632340 Device for protecting parked aircraft  
A removeable spoiler is described for reducing the wing lift of parked aircraft. It includes a spoiler member in the form of a strip temporarily mountable to stand upright and project into the...
4614316 Stowable sliding filter  
An IR filter assembly for use with a lighted instrument panel mounted to a control panel includes a support frame surrounding the lighted instrument panel but through which the lighted instrument...
4613096 Helicopter protector  
A helicopter protector designed to protect the exterior of a helicopter from exposure to the elements and at the same time allow servicing of the helicopter. The protector utilizes the main rotor...
4611524 Camouflaged vehicle such as an aircraft, surface vessel or the like  
A camouflage and deceptive perception distorted vehicle such as an aircraft or surface vessel or the like for combat use at least a substantial portion of which will remain undetected until the...
4610213 Pressure sensing on rigid sails  
Pressure tapping for rigid sails, the tappings (10, 11, 12, 15, 16) being located to either provide a stall warning or to enable tuning of the sailset to the desired operating angles. A particular...
4606516 Aircraft protective device  
A protective device for outer airplane surfaces is provided which includes a laminate to envelop, for example a portion of an airplane wing having a water-impervious dense outer layer and a less...
4598883 Apparatus for protecting a portion of the exterior of an aircraft  
Apparatus is disclosed for protecting the exterior of an aircraft which comprises a plurality of elastomeric foam members; each substantially in the form of a sheet for covering a respective...
4598882 Low profile deployment/retrieval system  
A towed body deployment/retrieval system which includes first and second hollow arms for passage of a cable from a winch to the towed body. The adjacent ends of the arms include forked fittings...
4598292 Electronic standby flight instrument  
A self-contained, standby flight instrument includes sensors, processing circuitry, rechargeable power supply, voltage regulation circuitry, and display hardware arranged to provide a continuous...
4595156 Deception pattern for camouflage  
An object intended for concealment or a facsimile thereof is used to generate the pattern by creating shadows on a flat surface at several elevation angles, with the resulting set of shapes then...
4591111 Thermal navigator  
An apparatus for use in an ultralight aircraft, glider, or sailplane to detect and navigate within thermal updrafts is disclosed. The apparatus includes a right temperature sensor and a left...
4591114 Automatic interlock connector arrangement for radio-controlled model airplanes  
A fail-safe, automatic interlock connector arrangement automatically electrically interconnects an electrical component on a wing to another electrical component on a fuselage of a radio-controlled...
4573650 Fire-safe aircraft waste disposal system  
An improved fire-safe waste disposal system uniquely suitable for use in the aft bulk cargo hold (22) of a large capacity passenger aircraft which is compatible with, and can be readily interfaced...
4562978 Adjustable mounting tray for aircraft inertial reference units and the like  
An adjustable mounting tray for installation of an aircraft gyroscopic and/or inertial reference apparatus, comprises, a baseplate member mounted so that it is substantially level in roll and pitch...
4559822 Aircraft potential of wing lift instrument and method  
An instrument and method for continuously measuring by differential air pressure the surplus of kinetic energy of an aircraft mass and the resulting potential of wing lift (POWL) above an empirical...
4549706 Flow data sensor duct system  
A non-intrusive duct system is disposed in a component of an air vehicle. The component has an external surface in a free stream flow. The duct system is disposed substantially flush with such...
4538777 Low thrust detection system for aircraft engines  
Aircraft engine low thrust detection system having sensors for each engine mounted on the engine nacelle in the slip stream of each propeller. A given amount of decrease in engine thrust is...
4537369 Adapter for towing aircraft  
An adapter for existing tow bars or spotting dollies to tow aircraft having on-conventional landing gears has a vertical member which is dimensioned to fit into a socket mounted in the bottom of...
4529150 Console assemblies for control stations  
A console assembly, suitable for example, for an aircraft cockpit, including a fixed structure, having a display area (1) permanently presented to, for example, a crew member, a movable panel (2)...
4506847 Thermalling sailplane turn indicator  
A thermal indicator with a sensor (28) mounted over the wing stubs (12, 13) of a sailplane to detect relative movement therebetween due to bending moments applied to the wings on meeting a thermal...
4503710 Crack detection by electrical resistance  
Early detection of cracks in structural members subject to stress is accomplished before cracks traverse the member by (a) affixing multiple liquid impermeable enclosures to the material to be...
4468960 Glide path indicator for aircraft  
A glide path instrument for an aircraft to display to a pilot that the aircraft is descending on a predetermined inclined glide path. The instrument includes a rectangular casing mountable in...
4448371 Camouflaged aircraft  
A camouflaged and deceptive preception distorted aircraft comprising an aircraft fuselage with nose tail top bottom and side surfaces having a real cockpit canopy on the top surface with length,...
4445652 Adjustable rocket thrust alignment device  
An alignment device for adjusting the takeoff assist thrust vector of a rocket booster in a desired relationship to the center of gravity of an autonomous missile. The device provides for using...
4444099 Airborne refuse compactor  
An airborne refuse compactor to compact liquid laden trash for storage until the end of the flight. The compactor relies on the difference between pressure within the pressurized passenger cabin...
4437318 Environmental control system and method  
Method for controlling humidity levels of internal ambient air for aircraft, utilizing air water separation devices for dehumidification strategically located so as to dehumidify ambient air prior...
4436569 Method for forming a protective cover for aircraft having conical radomes  
A rain erosion resistant protective covering for aircraft having pointed or conical radomes and method of forming the protective covering. The protective covering is a layered material of...
4436261 V/STOL Aircraft  
Various forms of V/STOL aircraft are disclosed, each having a tiltable exterior structure that is in the shape of a pair of connected partial circular conoids. In one general form the conoids house...
4428549 Arrangements for mounting a probe on an aircraft  
An aircraft 10 includes a pair of aerodynamic control members 11 pivotally mounted one to each side of the cockpit, each for movement about a pivotal axis P. A probe 13 is carried adjacent the...
4418881 Rudder control gust lock  
A rudder gust control lock device is disclosed for securing the rudder and vertical stabilizer of single and twin engine airplanes to each other. The device includes a partial collet having a...
4407467 Tactical wire-cutter system for helicopters  
A tactical wire-cutting system for helicopters includes a forwardly extending probe having a plurality of explosive cutting charges disposed along the probe. The probe is inclined with respect to...
4405099 Apparatus for activating system in response to impact  
An impact apparatus responsive to a time rate of change of velocity of a housing is used to activate a system. A specific application of the invention fixes the housing to an aircraft body with an...
4399965 Stress panel repair insert for aircraft  
A thick panel is provided constructed of resilient deformable material and of a plan, size and shape to be snugly received in an airframe opening formed by the removal of an airframe stress panel....
4350314 Wing mounted stall condition detector  
An aircraft instrument system for use on winged aircraft having an indicator visibly displaying a linearly variable ratio of a first pressure differential between a first pressure at a first...
4340196 Maintenance lock for aircraft speed brake  
Disclosed is a lock to lock open the speed brake doors of an aircraft to facilitate servicing the brake mechanism. The lock cooperates with lightening holes in the internal stiffening structure of...
4312042 Weight, balance, and tire pressure detection systems  
A weight and balance system for an aircraft or the like which measures the bend in a structural member of the aircraft, such as a landing gear element or a wing or fuselage section, by use of...