Aircraft wing box
    51.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11613376B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-28

    申请号:US17217564

    申请日:2021-03-30

    摘要: An aircraft wing box is disclosed having a fuel tank with a fuel-tight boundary, upper and lower covers, forward and aft spars, and a partition including an inboard portion, an outboard portion, and a third portion between the inboard and outboard portions. Each cover is attached to each spar, the inboard portion of the partition is joined to each cover and joined to one of the spars, the outboard portion of the partition is joined to each cover and joined to one of the spars, each cover is joined to the partition. The inboard part, outboard part and third part of the partition are integrally formed as a single-piece; and the single-piece provides part of the fuel-tight boundary of the fuel tank.

    METHOD OF LANDING AN AIRCRAFT
    53.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230077168A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-09

    申请号:US17795403

    申请日:2021-01-19

    发明人: George HOWELL

    IPC分类号: G08G5/00 G08G5/02

    摘要: A method of landing an aircraft in which the aircraft receives information from a second aircraft via a direct aircraft-to-aircraft communication from the second aircraft to the aircraft; determines a landing plan of the aircraft based on the information; and lands the aircraft based on the landing plan. The use of a direct aircraft-to-aircraft communication (i.e. a communication from the second aircraft to the first aircraft which does not travel via an intermediary such as a land station, air traffic controller or satellite) makes the method reliable because such a communication is inherently secure and difficult to hack.

    Aircraft fuel tank aperture sealing

    公开(公告)号:US11597498B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-07

    申请号:US17812947

    申请日:2022-07-15

    摘要: A seal for sealing an aircraft fuel tank, an aircraft wing rib and stringer sealing assembly, an aircraft wing fuel tank, an aircraft structural wing box, an aircraft wing, and a method of sealing an aperture are disclosed. The seal is for sealing a wing rib to a stringer passing through an aperture in the rib at a variable position in the aperture. The seal includes self-adjustment means to absorb any tolerance when forming the seal, upon the stringer being assembled into the aperture in the rib.

    Controlling aircraft wheel brakes
    55.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11572045B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-07

    申请号:US16561371

    申请日:2019-09-05

    摘要: A method for controlling the application of aircraft wheel brakes including: controlling the application of a first wheel brake of an aircraft and a second wheel brake of the aircraft in dependence upon a determined relationship to control the time taken for the first wheel brake and the second wheel brake to reach respective specified temperatures. The relationship is determined between a first cooling characteristic of the first wheel brake, according to which the first wheel brake cools when in a first retracted position within the aircraft, and a second cooling characteristic of the second wheel brake, according to which the second wheel brake cools when in a second retracted position within the aircraft.

    CONTROL SYSTEM
    56.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230022505A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-26

    申请号:US17788164

    申请日:2020-12-15

    发明人: George HOWELL

    IPC分类号: G08G5/00 B64D45/00

    摘要: An aircraft control system (100) including an input interface (102), an output interface (114) and a processing engine (108) having a classifier (110) that applies input data (104) generated by the input interface (102) to generate output control data (112). The classifier (110) has a plurality of parameters which represent a control policy for operating the aircraft (800). The output interface (114) generates control outputs to control the aircraft (800) based on the output control data (112). A machine learning system (900) for training the classifier (110) including an environment (902), a pathway evaluation engine (904), storage (906), and a training engine (908). The machine learning system (900) generates training data (912) by selecting a pathway representing an operating procedure using the pathway evaluation engine (904). The training engine (908) trains the classifier (110) using the training data (912).

    COUPLING FOR VACUUM-INSULATED PIPING

    公开(公告)号:US20220373119A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-24

    申请号:US17748583

    申请日:2022-05-19

    发明人: Anthony BRYANT

    摘要: A coupling for connecting vacuum-insulated piping is disclosed. The coupling facilitates the detection of unwanted fluid ingress into the low pressure insulating outer portion of the vacuum-insulated piping and the detection of a leak from the central portion of the vacuum-insulated piping that is used to carry cold fluids. This is achieved by providing a first leak path from the central portion of the vacuum-insulated piping to a sensor outlet and a second leak path from the outer portion of the vacuum-insulated piping to the sensor outlet. One sensor may be used to detect unwanted fluid ingress into the low pressure insulating outer portion and also detect a leak from the central portion of the vacuum-insulated piping.

    Modular attachment for leading and trailing edge structures

    公开(公告)号:US11505303B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-22

    申请号:US16580062

    申请日:2019-09-24

    IPC分类号: B64C3/28 B64C3/18 B64C3/26

    摘要: An adjustable fixed structure attachment system 200 for an aircraft wing, the attachment system 200 including a bracket 210 having: a wall 212 for connection to a wing box, a protrusion 214 protruding from the wall 212, and a slot 216 extending through the protrusion 214, wherein the slot 216 has a height and a width, and a bush 220 having a bore 222 extending therethrough for receipt of a pin, wherein the bush 222 is insertable into the slot 216 and dimensioned relative to the slot 216 so that the bush 220 is substantially immovable in a width-wise direction of the slot 216, and is moveable in a height-wise direction of the slot 216 to thereby vary a position of the bush 220 within the slot 216.

    HEADING CONTROL SYSTEM
    59.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220365531A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-17

    申请号:US17767341

    申请日:2020-10-05

    IPC分类号: G05D1/00 B64C25/50

    摘要: A heading control system for an aircraft arranged to maintain a heading of an aircraft by controlling a nose wheel angle of the aircraft. The heading control system includes an interface arranged to receive a bias signal indicating a bias towards the port or the starboard of the aircraft and one or more processors. The one or more processors are arranged to determine, based on the bias signal, an offset angle defining an offset from a longitudinal axis of the aircraft and to perform a control process to control the nose wheel angle within an angular range based on the offset angle.

    Inert gas distribution
    60.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11498084B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-15

    申请号:US16519130

    申请日:2019-07-23

    摘要: An inert gas distribution system nozzle 1 including an inlet 10 to receive fluid from a fluid supply, a chamber 32 to receive the fluid from the inlet and dimensioned relative to the inlet to permit the fluid to expand to form a mist, and at least one passage 34 to receive the fluid from the chamber and dimensioned relative to the chamber to promote condensing of the mist, wherein the, or each, passage comprises an outlet 40 to emit the fluid from the nozzle. A cross-sectional area of the passage is less than a cross-sectional area of the chamber.