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4290568 Aircraft ejection seat safetying device  
The device retains the ejection seat arm/dearm lever in safe position to allow the seat to be tilted safely for required maintenance and repair work. A bolt positioned through a clearance hole in...
4289286 Replaceable harness bracket assembly  
A disconnect device for an aircraft survival kit including a container and a lid secured thereto with a torso harness and anti-rotation strap associated therewith. The disconnect device includes a...
4275992 Mode controlled attachment of rotor mounted components  
An above-rotor mount (30) for a helicopter (10) comprises an upper plate (32) coupled to a lower plate (34) by means of links (42, 44, 46 and 48). The lower plate (34) is connected to a rotating...
4272039 Electronic hang glider hook-up warning system  
An electronic warning system that alerts a pilot of light-weight foot-launched aircraft that the required pre-launch physical hook-up of pilot-to-aircraft has not been accomplished.
4261284 Sea hunt system  
A search apparatus is provided for an aircraft. The search apparatus includes a transparent observation chamber and a plurality of bulkheads which divide the chamber into at least two compartments....
4251040 Wind driven apparatus for power generation  
Wind driven apparatus for the production of power at a ground location includes an aerodynamic lift generating vehicle capable of maintaining a stable airborne orientation, a tether linking the...
4230290 Airplane angle of attack and direction of flight indicator  
An airplane angle of attack and direction of flight indicator includes a vane on the outside of the fuselage which is pivotally movable in response to changes in the airplane's angle of attack. A...
4228974 Protective device for instruments and locking of aircraft controls  
A device for locking the ailerons and elevators of an aircraft controlled by a wheel-operated longitudinally shiftable and rotatable control column, and, at the same time preventing theft of the...
4225926 Apparatus for loading and unloading an aircraft and ascertaining the weight of the load  
The present apparatus is used for ascertaining the individual weight of any type of load including that of passengers and of hand baggage, that is added to the total payload of an aircraft. Each...
4212440 Camouflaged and deceptive distorted vehicle and method of assembling such vehicles  
A camouflaged and deceptive distorted vehicle comprising a top and bottom surface, the surfaces having pairs of coordinate sections including a fore and aft coordinate sections pair and a second...
4193569 Process and apparatuses for landing aircraft on water covered landing surfaces  
Process of landing an airplane on a solid landing surface covered with a layer of water comprising the steps of forming and maintaining a curtain of gas from a point forward and outboard of each of...
4168814 Inspection and maintenance trolley for aircraft  
The method and apparatus for conducting inspections and maintenance activities of this invention reduce the time required to conduct inspections and perform maintenance upon the aircraft structure...
4168123 Aircraft weapon systems  
An aircraft weapon system including a component mounted on a wing of an aircraft and a radiation source and sensor arrangement for measuring changes in the alignment of the component with respect...
4167862 Anti-theft device for aircraft  
This anti-theft device has a plurality of arcuate metallic sections hingedly connected to be removably applied to an airplane propeller blade at one side of the propeller shaft and locked in place...
4162701 Thermal control canister  
A heat dissipating instrument package of a spacecraft, located in a canister having walls in heat transfer relationship with the package, is maintained at a substantially constant temperature....
4161299 Aircraft performance data qualifier  
A method and apparatus to obtain performance data for maximum cruise economy on any particular aircraft by means of a device comprising three thin round flat disc concentrically mounted to one...
4154190 Calibrated aircraft directional gyro for indicating holding pattern entry procedure  
A directional gyro for aircraft having on its stationary face plate, color zones referable separately to portions of the 360° movable directional scale; each color zone indicating a particular...
4093021 Instrument and panel cooling apparatus  
In the disclosed aircraft instrument and panel cooling apparatus, each instrument is cooled uniformly and efficiently by air flowing through a plurality of small orifices which surround the large...
4089491 Camouflaged aircraft, surface vessel or vehicle or the like  
A camouflaged aircraft, surface vessel, vehicle or the like comprising an aircraft having upper and lower surfaces and having a plurality of visually contrasting surface coatings thereon, the...
4012012 Supplemental oil system for engines  
An oil replenishment system provides a remote reserve oil tank and the plumbing necessary to fill the main oil tank or tanks of engines, especially aircraft engines during flight. This system...
4000776 Heat pipe system  
A heat pipe having one wall formed by the component to be cooled and the other wall formed by a cover plate which is a portion of the missile skin, wherein the component wall normally forms the...
3977206 Heat transfer system  
A heat transfer system in which a fluid of substantial heat absorption qualities is caused to flow in successive heat absorption and heat dissipation phases, a latter having one or more...
3971532 Rudder restraint for grounded aircraft  
A rudder restraint for grounded aircraft includes a central rudder trailing edge engaging bracket that may be secured on opposite sides of an airplane empennage by anchor clamps attached to the...
3960626 Method of making high performance ablative tape  
A high temperature tape for use in protecting a structural item to be subjected to high temperature, and the method whereby this novel tape is made are set forth. The tape is principally...
3960343 Double wall ducting  
A lightweight, high-strength duct comprised of two thin annular tubes, one fitted within the other, the outer tube having spaced annular stiffening beads extending radially outwardly therefrom, and...
3933323 Solid state solar to microwave energy converter system and apparatus  
Solid state spaced-oriented means convert solar radiation into microwave energy which is amplified and beamed to earth as a source of electrical power. A large number of semiconductor devices...
3902136 Rotating bladerow aerodynamic window for high power pulsed gaseous lasers  
An aerodynamic window for high power gaseous lasers having a plurality of blades mounted on the periphery of a circular disc outside the aperture in the laser cavity. The downwash of the blades as...
3900828 On-board tire strut fault apparatus for aircraft and the like  
In an aircraft or other multi-wheeled vehicle equipped with strain-gage transducers for sensing the loading conditions extant at sites of ground support, defective or potentially hazardous...
3899680 Protected isotope heat source  
A radioactive isotope capsule is disposed in a container (heat shield) which will have a single stable trim attitude when reentering the earth's atmosphere and while falling to earth. The center of...
3896758 Meteroroid impact position locator air for manned space station  
Location of meteoroid impacts in space vehicles by coating the metallic interior wall of the space vehicle with a thin layer of a coating material having contrasting color to that of the vehicle...
3877316 Isolated frame on platform stabilized by spinning body  
A despun platform is stabilized by a spinning body. A frame is mounted on an isolation pivot on the despun platform. The isolation pivot substantially isolates the frame from wobble caused by...
3856305 TETHERED BALL APPARATUS ADAPTED FOR PLAY UNDER WEIGHTLESS CONDITIONS  
The disclosure is directed to a ball that is centrally tethered on a swivel. The ball is struck by opposed players standing beyond the length of the tether. The game is specially adapted for play...
3847208 STRUCTURAL HEAT PIPE  
A combined structural reinforcing element and heat transfer member is disclosed for placement between a structural wall of a container or housing which is to be thermally protected and an outer...
3841328 AIRPLANE HIJACKING INJECTOR  
Passenger disabling apparatus mounted in and under an airplane seat and remotely actuated by a pilot or a crew member for disabling an airplane hijacker. The disabling apparatus comprises a...
3831713 PLATFORM SYSTEM FOR SERVICING AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR  
The floor of a servicing bay for large aircraft includes a plurality of wheel support platforms. There is a left wing gear platform, a right wing gear platform, two clearance platforms between the...
3831709 MOBILE AIRCRAFT SHORING AND MAINTENANCE DEVICE  
A mobile aircraft shoring and maintenance device including a generally triangular shaped aircraft support structure and jacks connected to the support structure which are adapted to engage a...
3830666 INSULATION APPLICATION  
Disclosed is a method for applying and curing thermo insulation to an aluum substructure, and particularly, to an elliptical cone shaped aluminum substructure. The method comprises curing and...
3818767 PASSIVE DUAL-SPIN MISALIGNMENT COMPENSATORS  
In combination with a "dual-spin" gyroscopically stabilized device having a spinning rotor and a non-spinning platform two substantially lossless mechanical resonators, resonant at the spin...
3815650 PROTECTION OF AIRCRAFT  
An envelope made wholly or partly of flexible impermeable material, and adapted to enclose an aircraft, there being an access opening in the envelope, the envelope including a re-usable airtight...
3813067 ATTITUDE STABILIZATION SYSTEM  
An attitude stabilization and control system is disclosed for providing accurate control and stabilization of a space vehicle traveling in a circular or near circular orbit relatively to a body...
3811643 ANTI HIJACKING SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT  
An anti hijacking system for an airplane to be operated during flight. A partition or barrier located immediately aft of the pilots cabin is adapted to be raised dividing the aft section...
3809002 AUTOMATIC COUPLING MECHANISM FOR SUBMARINES DIRIGIBLES AND OTHER LIKE BUOYANT VEHICLES  
This is a coupling mechanism for use in connecting together submarines, dirigible aircraft and other similar vehicles in a manner that cannot be readily effected by hand within water or in the air....
3809338 TIMER AND APPROACH PLATE HOLDER FOR AIRCRAFT  
A timer and approach plate holder for aircraft having a spring clip for mounting the holder on the horizontal shaft of the aircraft control yoke, and upwardly extending post bottomed on the shaft...
3807657 DUAL THRUST LEVEL MONOPROPELLANT SPACECRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM  
A flight auxiliary propulsion system for velocity trim, station keeping, momentum adjustment for a spacecraft comprising rocket or reaction motors, also designated thrusters, utilizing thermally...
3799056 THERMAL INSULATION BLOCKS, PARTICULARLY FOR SPACE VEHICLES  
A thermal insulation block for use in particular between a heat shield and the body of a space vehicle comprises an envelope of which the wall adjacent the body is of insulating material. A number...
3795150 SYSTEM FOR RAPIDLY POSITIONING GIMBALED OBJECTS  
A system for rapidly positioning gimbaled objects utilizing a rotating mass stabilization technique in conjunction with a brake and motor at each gimbal trunnion. With the alternate activation and...
3793861 TRANSPIRATION COOLING STRUCTURE  
A high surface temperature transpiration cooling structure that substantially reduces coolant requirements is described. It is a dual layer material consisting of a thin outer overlay of a high...
3792270 SPACECRAFT VELOCITY COMPONENT SENSOR  
An omnidirectional sensor to detect changes in spacecraft attitude is disclosed. The sensor provides the capability of sensing through 360° the direction of the craft velocity component in its own...
3785590 SPACECRAFT BODY WITH ROLLER MECHANISM FOR DEPLOYABLE-RETRACTABLE THIN FILM SOLAR ARRAY  
Rotatable, roller booms are carried by an extendable member which moves outward from a spacecraft body with one end of each flexible solar cell panel rigidly coupled to the spacecraft body and the...
3781887 SATELLITE INSPECTION RADAR  
A radar system allowing an inspecting satellite to approach another satellite within a number of feet without contact therebetween. The radar system utilizes a pair of wide-beam antennas located...