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Mechanical stepper motors for gun-fired projectiles, mortars and missiles

Patent Number: 8110785
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Spinelli, Thomas; Rastegar, Jahangir S.

A projectile including: a body having an internal space; and a mechanical stepper motor disposed in the body. The mechanical stepper motor including: a shuttle having one of a plurality of pockets and movable pins offset from each other with a first spacing; a body portion having the other of the plurality of pockets and movable pins offset from each other with a second spacing, where the first spacing is different from the first spacing; and actuation means for engaging at least one of the ...

Projectile having one or more windows for transmitting power and/or data into/from the projectile interior

Patent Number: 8110784
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventor: Rastegar, Jahangir S.

A projectile including: a casing; first and second windows provided on the casing for at least one of transmitting a first optical signal into an interior of the casing and transmitting a second optical signal from the interior of the casing; a receiving element disposed on the interior of the casing and in optical communication with one or more of the first and second windows for at least one of converting the first optical signal into electrical energy and storing data provided in the ...

Slotted high lift aerofoils

Patent Number: 8109473
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Shepshelovich, Michael; Nagel, Alex

A slotted aerofoil configuration is provided in which the leading element thereof is contoured to provide mild stall characteristics. A wing based partially or fully on such an aerofoil, an air vehicle including such wings, and a method for designing an aerofoil are also ...

Collapsible structures with adjustable forms

Patent Number: 8109472
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Keller, Philip N.; Adams, Larry G.; Taylor, Robert; Munshi, Naseem; Gray, Adam G.

Structures and methods are disclosed regarding deployable structures with expandable longerons adjustably coupled with supporting structures such that an angle between the supporting structures can be adjusted. Such structures can include and/or be used for solar arrays, bridges, support structures, and more. These structures can be easily transported to a new location and deployed from the stowed configuration into a larger functional structure. In some embodiments these structures can use ...

Tubular shaped interstellar space craft

Patent Number: 8109471
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventor: Gochnour, Gary

The invention relates to a plasma based aircraft possessing a magnetic field, and a plasma vortex. The craft is tubular in shape. The craft has a vast array of capacitors. The craft also has a proton accelerator, plasma guns, and diversion devices. The craft will approach the speed of light, over time. The craft obtains fuel direct from an atmosphere or a radiation induced atmosphere in space, at no cost, similar to our Moon's radiation induced atmosphere of the noble gases. The craft can ...

Overpressure protector

Patent Number: 8109470
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Sandiford, J. Patrick; Smiles, Mark

An aircraft fuel tank assembly comprises a first fuel tank, a second fuel tank and a tank-to-tank overpressure protector therebetween. The overpressure protector has a closed state and an open state. The fuel tank assembly further comprises an indicator for indicating whether the overpressure protector is in the open or closed state, the indication of the indicator being able to be sensed at a location outside of the fuel tanks. The fuel tank assembly may comprise a test mechanism arranged ...

Combined staircase and lavatory module for an aircraft

Patent Number: 8109469
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Helfrich, Felix Caspar; Breuer, Matthias

A module for an aircraft for accessing an upper region of the aircraft includes both an ascent region and an accommodation region, with the regions being divided from each other by a divider element. The accommodation region may, for example, be designed as an on-board lavatory. In this way it may be possible to do without the provision of an additional lavatory ...

Nacelle for aircraft comprising means of reversing thrust and aircraft comprising at least one such nacelle

Patent Number: 8109468
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Letay, Benoit; Saget, Benjamin; Andre, Robert; Inghelbrecht, Eric

Aircraft nacelle including a cowling and an engine, the cowling including a fixed portion and a mobile portion able to slide in order to define a radial opening with the mobile portion, a thrust reverser system including a plurality of flaps intended to be deployed in order to seal at least partially an annular channel surrounding the engine, the mobile portion of the cowling including an annular housing extending longitudinally in order to receive the flaps in rest position. Each flap is ...

Thrust reverser assembly with shaped drag links

Patent Number: 8109467
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventor: Murphy, Michael Joseph

A thrust reverser blocker door assembly for use in turbofan engines includes an engine nacelle with an aft translating cowl that is movable from a stowed position to a deployed position. An engine case is disposed within the engine nacelle forming an airflow duct therebetween. A gap is uncovered when the translating cowl is moved into the deployed position, and a cascade vane set is positioned in the gap. A blocker door covers the cascade vane set while in the stowed position and blocks a ...

Thrust reverser cascade assembly and AFT cascade ring with flow deflector portion

Patent Number: 8109466
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Aten, Michael Ray; Crawford, Sara Christine

An aircraft engine thrust reverser cascade assembly includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced cascade segments, each cascade segment including a plurality of spaced vanes including an aft-most vane, and an aft end. The cascade assembly also includes an aft cascade ring removably attached to the aft ends of the cascade segments. The aft cascade ring includes a deflector portion that at least partially extends forward of the aft ends of the cascade segments. The deflector portion is ...

Electro-magnetic up-lock for retractable landing gear

Patent Number: 8109465
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventor: Heer, David Jon

An electro-magnetic landing gear up-lock includes at least one electro-magnet mounted to the aircraft structure positioned adjacent the landing gear trunion. When the at least one electro-magnet is energized, magnetically responsive material in the landing gear positioned adjacent to the electro-magnet is attracted to the electro-magnet with sufficient force to hold the landing gear in a retracted. De-energizing the electro-magnet causes the electro-magnet to release the landing gear to ...

Aircraft taxiing and secondary propulsion system

Patent Number: 8109464
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventor: Bhargava, Brij B.

An on board secondary propulsion system for an aircraft provides the capability of taxiing the aircraft on the ground without using the main aircraft engine(s). The power system includes a small taxi engine mounted on or in the aircraft at a location suitable to provide a thrust sufficient only to taxi the aircraft. Such a suitable system may be provided as original equipment to an aircraft or retrofitted to existing aircraft. The on board secondary propulsion system, in addition to the ...

Self-propelled undercarriage wheel having a low profile tire

Patent Number: 8109463
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Cox, Isaiah Watas; Cox, Rodney Thomas; Cox, Joseph Jeremiah

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 member, and a tire attached to the wheel member, wherein the tire bulges in the width dimension of the wheel, wherein the drive member protrudes from the wheel member and thus occupies at least some of the additional width made available by the bulge of the tire. A further aspect of the invention ...

Lenticular airship

Patent Number: 8109462
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventor: Balaskovic, Pierre

An airship may include a hull substantially shaped as an oblate spheroid, one or more frame members defining a support structure, wherein the support structure forms at least a partial support for the hull, at least one horizontal stabilizing member operably coupled to a lower surface of the airship, and at least one horizontal stabilizing member having a first end and a second end. The at least one horizontal stabilizing member may define an anhedral configuration. The airship may also ...

Generalized midcourse missile guidance

Patent Number: 8106340
Publication Date: 2012-01-31
Inventors: Boka, Jeffrey B.; Diaz, Frederick U.

A method for guiding a multistage interceptor missile toward a target missile that may transition from a boost mode to a ballistic mode during the engagement. The method comprises the steps of tracking the position of the target missile with a sensor, generating a predicted intercept point and time, and loading the predicted intercept point and time into the interceptor missile guidance system. The interceptor missile is launched and transition is made to the second stage of propulsion of ...

Airfoil for an aircraft and aircraft

Patent Number: 8104721
Publication Date: 2012-01-31
Inventor: Pohl, Ulrich

The invention relates to the monitoring of the landing flaps on an airfoil (2) for an aircraft (1), and to an aircraft (1) having such an airfoil (2). The airfoil (2) has a wingbox (3), a support (5) which is mounted relative to the wingbox (3) such that it can rotate with respect to a flap rotation axis (7), a flap (4) which is attached to the support (5) and rotates with respect to the flap rotation axis ...

System and method for an integrated backup control system

Patent Number: 8104720
Publication Date: 2012-01-31
Inventors: Hirvonen, Jukka Matti; Palfreyman, Gary

Embodiments of the invention relate to a flight control system for controlling an aircraft in flight having a backup control system integrated into an active control stick. The actuated control stick may include a processing unit that includes independent and separate hardware and/or software dedicated to the primary control system and the backup control system. For the primary control system, the processing unit may receive a sensed primary control stick signal and communicate with a ...

Digital interface unit (DIU) and method for controlling stages of a multi-stage missle

Patent Number: 8104719
Publication Date: 2012-01-31
Inventors: Facciano, Andrew; Shiau, Chin

A multi-stage missile with plural stages adapted to be physically coupled to and decoupled from adjacent stages and a processor disposed on a single stage for controlling each stage thereof. In the illustrative embodiment, the processor includes a field programmable gate array. In the illustrative embodiment, the processor is disposed on stage 4 of a four-stage missile and performs guidance and navigation functions for each stage and control functions for stages 2, 3 and ...

Inflatable wing flight vehicle

Patent Number: 8104718
Publication Date: 2012-01-31
Inventor: Shaw, Donald Orval

The invention is an aircraft having an inflatable wing connected to a base unit, with the inflatable wing inflated with a lifting gas such as helium. The inflatable wing has a series of cell structures, and may be configured with ballonets to selectively introduce and expel outside air within the inflatable wing to vary the buoyancy and/or airfoil properties of the inflatable wing. The aircraft is particularly useful at low speeds and in thin atmospheres (such as at high Earth altitudes and ...

Air transport with scalloped underbody

Patent Number: 8104717
Publication Date: 2012-01-31
Inventors: Wakayama, Sean R.; Odle, Richard C.

An exemplary embodiment provides an air transport that has a scalloped aerodynamic underside that includes at least one depression. The depression is configured to receive at least an upper portion of a cargo pod to preclude an air passage way between an upper surface of a pod and the scalloped underside of the transport. Certain embodiments provide conformal pods that nest into the depressions so that pod under surfaces blend smoothly with the scalloped underside of the transport to ...

Optical tracking system for airborne objects

Patent Number: 8104716
Publication Date: 2012-01-31
Inventors: Mickley, Joseph G.; Wassick, Gregory J.; Pavlich, Jane C.; Saggio, III, Frank; Stitt, Raymond Michael

An airborne tracking system including a radiation emitter, a radiation receiver and a signal processor. The radiation emitter is adapted to direct radiation to a positioning area a defined distance from the radiation emitter, the radiation carrying a modulated location signal containing information corresponding to positions within the positioning area. The radiation receiver is adapted to receive at least a portion of the emitted radiation carrying the modulated signal and output a signal ...

Window arrangement for installing larger aircraft windows

Patent Number: 8104715
Publication Date: 2012-01-31
Inventors: Brownjohn, Nicholas; Müller, Rainer; Mühlthaler, Georg

A window arrangement is provided for enlarging a window area in an aircraft. The window arrangement includes, but is not limited to at least one first installation element. The at least one first installation element is designed to convey fluids, and furthermore includes, but is not limited to a transparent region which covers a first window region such that light waves in the visible spectrum can be let ...

Apparatuses and methods for joining composite members and other structural members in aircraft wing boxes and other structures

Patent Number: 8104714
Publication Date: 2012-01-31
Inventors: Brown, Stephen T.; Kismarton, Max U.

Apparatuses and methods for joining composite members and other structural members in aircraft wings and other structures. An aircraft wing box structure configured in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a first composite member having a first surface portion positioned at an angle relative to a second surface portion of a second composite member. The wing box structure of this embodiment further includes at least one metallic joining member having an upstanding leg ...

Reinforced inflatable wings for fitment-constrained air vehicles

Patent Number: 8104713
Publication Date: 2012-01-31
Inventors: Eisentraut, Rudy A.; Sanderson, Terry M.; Hatfield, David B.

A reinforced inflatable wing improves the tolerance of the OML and reinforces the wing in at least the high load areas. This approach provides fitment constrained air vehicles with wings having increased surface area to improve flight endurance or aerodynamic control. A wing box forms a first portion of the wing. A skin having a plurality of rigid plates affixed thereto is inflated to form a second portion of the wing to either increase the chord length or lengthen the wing span. The skin ...

Aircraft fuselage element

Patent Number: 8104712
Publication Date: 2012-01-31
Inventor: Jörn, Paul J.

An aircraft fuselage element includes an outer shell and an inner shell that is disposed with clearance relative to the outer shell. An intermediate space between the outer shell and the inner shell is connectable to an air source. A ventilation aperture that is formed in the aircraft fuselage element and connectable to the air source is provided with a semi-permeable membrane. The semi-permeable membrane is permeable to air flow in both directions and permeable to water in a flow direction ...

Landing gear

Patent Number: 8104711
Publication Date: 2012-01-31
Inventors: Bennett, Ian; Lang, Richard C.; Menezes, Robert A.

An auxiliary actuator (49) comprises a two stage telescopic hydraulic unit comprising first (59, 63) and second (56, 50) stage piston and cylinder actuators operating coaxially within an outer casing (50). A respective actuator is connected to a respective one of the strut (1) and bogie beam (4). The second stage actuator (56, 60) serves to control the tilt position of the bogie beam (4) relative to the strut (1). The second ...

Actuator arrangement

Patent Number: 8104710
Publication Date: 2012-01-31
Inventors: Jones, Tony; Hubberstey, Mark; Harvey, John Herbert

An actuator arrangement comprises a first screw shaft, a first nut cooperating with the first screw shaft such that rotation of the first screw shaft causes the first nut to translate thereon, a second screw shaft, a second nut cooperating with the second screw shaft such that rotation of the second screw shaft causes the second nut to translate thereon, and first and second linkages connecting the first and second nuts, respectively, to an output member, rotation of the first and second ...

Lateral force joint

Patent Number: 8104709
Publication Date: 2012-01-31
Inventor: Mänz, Christian

A lateral force joint, with which a plate-like spar can be fastened to a fuselage strap mounted on an airplane fuselage. The plate-like spar has a through bore, into which a fastening cylinder mounted on the flange can be inserted for connecting both components. In order to allow for the location of the spar to be adjusted with respect to the fuselage strap, a bearing bush of the spar is eccentrically fitted into the through bore. Correspondingly, the fastening cylinder of the fuselage ...

Suspension for mounting a turbojet engine on an aircraft

Patent Number: 8104708
Publication Date: 2012-01-31
Inventors: Chouard, Pierre-Alain Jean-Marie Philippe Hugues; Lefort, Guillaume

The present invention relates to an isostatic suspension for mounting a turbojet engine on a pylon of an aircraft, the turbojet engine comprising a front fan, an intermediate casing downstream of the fan with an outer shell and a hub interconnected by radial arms, and an exhaust casing with an outer shell on the same axis XX, the suspension comprising a front attachment on the intermediate casing, a rear attachment with at least two rear attachment links connected to the outer shell of the ...

X-vane configuration in a ducted-fan aerial vehicle

Patent Number: 8104707
Publication Date: 2012-01-31
Inventor: Ohanian, III, Osgar John

Disclosed herein is a propulsion system, which may be implemented in an air-vehicle, such as a ducted-fan organic air-vehicle. The propulsion system comprises (a) a power source, (b) a fan located within a duct and powered by the power source, (c) a plurality of vanes arranged in an x-clocked configuration and configured to produce control moments from the flow generated by the fan. The maximum control moments, which can be created by the vanes in the x-clocked configuration, are ...

Variable geometry wing using a roll-up device

Patent Number: 8100367
Publication Date: 2012-01-24
Inventor: Rousseau, David G.

A system includes a fabric wing, such as a Rogallo wing or parafoil, a roller connected to the fabric wing, cables connected to the fabric wing, a motor connected to the roller. Upon activation, the motor causes the roller to roll-up or unroll at least a portion of the fabric wing. The system may include a rigid or collapsible roller support structure connected to the roller. The roller may be located along a central axis of the fabric wing. A control unit may be connected to the cables, ...

Automatic kite flight control system

Patent Number: 8100366
Publication Date: 2012-01-24
Inventors: Milanese, Mario; Milanese, Andrea; Novara, Carlo

A system (10) is described for performing the automatic control of the flight of at least one kite (11) controlled and driven by cables (13) comprising at least one first actuating motor (12) adapted to exert an unwinding-rewinding action of such cables (13) on respective winches (14a, 14b) and at least one second actuating motor (15) adapted to perform a differential control action of such cables ...

Intelligent ballistic parachute system that performs pre-activation and/or post-activation actions

Patent Number: 8100365
Publication Date: 2012-01-24
Inventor: Fleming, III, Hoyt A.

An aircraft, the aircraft including a whole-aircraft ballistic parachute that is coupled to the aircraft. The aircraft determines if a pre-activation action needs to be performed before activation of the whole-aircraft ballistic parachute. The aircraft also receives a whole-aircraft ballistic parachute activation request. The aircraft then issues a command to perform the pre-activation action and then activates the deployment of the whole-aircraft ballistic parachute. The aircraft then ...

Anti-icing piccolo tube standoff

Patent Number: 8100364
Publication Date: 2012-01-24
Inventors: Nieman, Ronald J.; Hughes, Jason M.

A standoff structure for an anti-icing piccolo tube wherein a flexible structure is formed from support ribs, a support bar and a diverter bar for supporting the piccolo tube within the slat or other aircraft leading edge, and for diverting hot gas from the piccolo tube across the inner surface of the slat or other aircraft leading ...

Hatch equipped with at least one locking socket capable of being actuated on each side of the hatch

Patent Number: 8100363
Publication Date: 2012-01-24
Inventors: Ponsart, Jaouen; Gras, Jerome

A hatch provided with at least one locking socket, equipped with a first actuator to urge a flexible linear pulling member, connected to the socket, in an unlocking direction, by abutting against a stop member secured to the member, at a distance from a second member end of the member, in which the actuator can be controlled from a first side of the hatch, and equipped with second actuator to urge the member in the unlocking direction, the second actuator being connected to the second end ...

Cockpit and aircraft including such cockpit

Patent Number: 8100362
Publication Date: 2012-01-24
Inventor: Guering, Bernard

A cockpit and an aircraft including such cockpit. The cockpit includes a front section of an aircraft. Such cockpit includes a pressure bulkhead sealing the section and a pressurization system for pressurizing such ...

Hull structure

Patent Number: 8100361
Publication Date: 2012-01-24
Inventor: Grauerholz, Thomas

A hull structure is provided, for use in particular in an aircraft or spacecraft, the hull structure including an outer skin and structural components which are connected to said skin, as well as an inner lining which forms a supporting structure together with the outer skin and the structural ...

Light rail system for powered introduction of large loads in a structure

Patent Number: 8100360
Publication Date: 2012-01-24
Inventors: Thomaschewski, Oliver; Gross, Claus-Peter; Humfeldt, Dirk; Haack, Cord

A device for securing installed equipment in an airplane, with one or more oblong attachment rails, one or more attachment means for securing the attachment rails to an airframe structure, and one or more bracket units that can be attached to or in the attachment rails, wherein the bracket units can be attached to the built-in apparatuses to be ...

Intercept system for falling bombs

Patent Number: 8100359
Publication Date: 2012-01-24
Inventor: Al-Qaffas, Qasem Awadh

An intercept system for destroying a falling bomb includes a packable structure including a compressed expandable net of break resistant cords, a radio altimeter and a deployment mechanism for expanding and deploying the net below a falling bomb. The system also includes an explosive charge and a detonator for detonating the explosive charge when the detonator comes into contact with a bomb. A shoulder fired missile launcher propels the packable structure into the air below a falling bomb. ...

Method of reducing the compressibility drag of a wing, and container implementing the method

Patent Number: 8100358
Publication Date: 2012-01-24
Inventors: Bonnaud, Cyril; Fol, Thierry

The present invention provides a method of reducing the compressibility drag of wing, and it also provides a container implementing the method. The container (10, 10′, 10″) is provided successively with a front portion (11) in the vicinity of its leading edge (14), then with an intermediate portion (12), and then with a rear portion (13) in the vicinity of its trailing edge (15), said rear portion (13) tapering progressively in a ...

Method of increasing the range of a subcalibre shell and subcalibre shells with a long range

Patent Number: 8097838
Publication Date: 2012-01-17
Inventors: Pettersson, Thomas; Heiche, Ulf; Rönn, Torsten

The invention relates to a method for increasing the range of shells (1, 8, 13) charged with an explosive substance and other types of shell, which function as carriers of the one or other type of active payload. The method according to the invention thus provides an opportunity for increasing the range of fire of most types of artillery piece by increasing the muzzle velocity and the gliding flight capability of shells or projectiles fired from them, but without the need to increase ...

Aerodynamic flap of an aircraft having a device which influences the flap vortex

Patent Number: 8096513
Publication Date: 2012-01-17
Inventors: Reichenberger, Johann; Mau, Knut; Grünewald, Michael; Borchers, Ingo; Drobietz, Roger

A high-lift flap of an aircraft is provided having a device for influencing the flap vortex as well as a device for influencing the flap vortex at the lateral edge of the aerodynamic high-lift flap, which can be achieved effectively and at low ...

Payload modules

Patent Number: 8096512
Publication Date: 2012-01-17
Inventor: Russell, Adrian G

A plurality of sufficient closely-packed functional units which are interconnected to form a non-planar payload module assembly 40. Advantageously, the payload modular structure 40 is compact with few piece parts, has low output losses, and is robust enough for supporting complete payloads with or without reflectors. The payload modular structure has utility in various space-based applications as well as in various terrestrial ...

System for controlling the deployment of spacecraft required to fly in formation, by simultaneous and high-precision determination of their positions

Patent Number: 8096511
Publication Date: 2012-01-17
Inventors: Frenkiel, Roland; Dargent, Thierry

A system is dedicated to the control of the deployment of at least two spacecraft (ES1, ES2) which are provided with maneuvering means (MD1, MD2) and are intended to move according to a chosen formation. This system includes a control device (MM11, MM12, MT, MC1) comprising i) first measurement means (MM11, MM12, MT) responsible for determining substantially simultaneously and with high precision the orbital positions of the ...

Traction kite with deformable leading edge

Patent Number: 8096510
Publication Date: 2012-01-17
Inventors: Shogren, Alexander; Stiewe, Peter

A leading edge inflatable traction kite wherein the leading edge structure includes a plurality of spaced segments that are fabricated from a material with a higher elasticity, thus allowing for a greater amount of twisting and bending. The inflatable leading edge includes a series of elastically deformable segments disposed throughout the length thereof to facilitate selective torsional deformation of the leading edge and resulting overall angle of attack of the kite. These elastically ...

Parachute inlet control system and method

Patent Number: 8096509
Publication Date: 2012-01-17
Inventor: Fox, Jr., Roy L

A parachute inlet control system is configured to provide an improved inflation profile for solo and/or clustered parachutes. An inlet parachute is coupled to a main parachute via a plurality of lacing loops and/or reefing rings. The lacing loops may be passed through the reefing rings and/or may be routed around one or more of the main parachute suspension lines. The inlet parachute is located in the inlet area of the main parachute, and causes the inlet of the main parachute to rapidly ...

Erosion resistant films for use on heated aerodynamic surfaces

Patent Number: 8096508
Publication Date: 2012-01-17
Inventors: Marx, Ryan E.; Feisel, Bryan C.; Weiss, Douglas E.

The present disclosure provides a tape comprising: a) a single layer comprising a crosslinked polymer, selected from the group consisting of crosslinked polyurethane, crosslinked polyurea, and crosslinked mixed polyurethane/polyurea polymer, and b) an adhesive layer. In another embodiment, the disclosure provides an erosion resistant construction comprising, first, an element of an aircraft comprising: an aircraft skin segment having an external surface, and a deicing mechanism associated ...

Methods and apparatus for optical propagation improvement system

Patent Number: 8096507
Publication Date: 2012-01-17
Inventors: Jumper, Eric J.; Ng, T. Terry; Cain, Alan B.; Wittich, III, Donald J.; Kerschen, Edward J.; Cavalieri, David

An aircraft turret and fairing assembly for facilitating transmission of a directed energy beam from a directed energy device includes a turret section for directing an energy beam. The assembly also includes a fairing section aft of and adjacent to the turret section. Each of the turret section and the aft fairing section are coupled to an aircraft. The assembly also includes at least one sensor for detecting air speed of the aircraft and air pressure. The turret section and the aft ...

Method for making window frame

Patent Number: 8096506
Publication Date: 2012-01-17
Inventor: Bold, Jens

A method for making a window frame for installation in the exterior shell of an aircraft, which comprises at least one outer flange, an inner flange, and a vertical flange arranged perpendicular to and between these two flanges, contemplates that first a semifinished part comprising multiple, individual substructures is made, which next is inserted into a molding tool, into which, under pressure and temperature, resin is injected, and that the component made in this manner subsequently is ...

Deceleration device for a cockpit door for decelerating in case of decompression

Patent Number: 8096505
Publication Date: 2012-01-17
Inventors: Klarmann, Arne; Chignell-Stapleton, Nick

A deceleration device for a movable component in an aircraft, the device having a deformation component, wherein the deformation component includes a deformation tool, a deformation body with a deformable region, and a guide device. The deformation tool and the deformation body can be made to engage each other in such a manner by means of the guide device that in the case of movement of the deformation body and of the deformation tool relative to each other the deformable region of the ...