公开(公告)号：US11340633B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-24

申请号：US16555655

申请日：2019-08-29

Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.

Inventor： Derek William Heard ,  Richard Theodore Perryman ,  Nathan Craig Clark ,  Joshua Andrew Emrich ,  Yann Lavallee ,  Ralph Michael Gannarelli

IPC: B64C17/08 ,  G05D1/08

Abstract: A method of adjusting a center of gravity (CG) of an aircraft includes: inputting at least one load parameter into a flight computer, determining, via a processer of the flight computer, the CG of the aircraft. Responsive to a determination by the processor that the CG is outside of a CG envelope, moving at least a first movable ballast of a plurality of movable ballasts from a first ballast dock to a second ballast dock to move the CG toward the CG envelope. Each of the first and second ballast docks may include a housing and a first ballast tray secured within the housing and comprising a plurality of channels.

公开(公告)号：USD952541S1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-24

申请号：US29759467

申请日：2020-11-23

Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.

Designer： Mark Allen Siemsen ,  Joshua Andrew Emrich

公开(公告)号：USD953237S1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-31

申请号：US29758193

申请日：2020-11-12

Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.

Designer： Mark Allen Siemsen ,  Joshua Andrew Emrich

公开(公告)号：US11001373B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-11

申请号：US16555515

申请日：2019-08-29

Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.

Inventor： Derek William Heard ,  Richard Theodore Perryman ,  Nathan Craig Clark ,  Joshua Andrew Emrich ,  Yann Lavallee ,  Ralph Michael Gannarelli

IPC: B64C17/00 ,  B64C27/04

Abstract: A movable ballast system for an aircraft includes first and second ballast docks secured to the aircraft. The first ballast dock includes a first housing and a first ballast tray secured within the first housing. The first ballast tray includes a plurality of channels. The second ballast dock is positioned aft of a CG of the aircraft and includes a second housing and a second ballast tray secured within the second housing. The second ballast tray includes a plurality of channels. The movable ballast system includes a plurality of movable ballasts, each movable ballast of the plurality of movable ballasts being configured to fit within at least one channel of each of the plurality of channels of the first and second ballast trays.

公开(公告)号：US20220212550A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-07

申请号：US17143387

申请日：2021-01-07

Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.

Inventor： Timothy Brian Carr ,  Douglas Howard Hamelwright ,  Joshua Andrew Emrich

IPC: B60L50/72 ,  B64D37/32 ,  B64D37/02 ,  B64C27/00

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a fuel cell protection system comprising an aircraft fuselage having an inner surface and an outer surface, an attachment point mounted on the outer surface, an aircraft fuel cell spaced apart from the inner surface, and a plate positioned between the inner surface and the aircraft fuel system, the plate spaced apart from the inner surface to create a void space. The attachment point may be a cargo hook. The void space is configured to receive all or a portion of the cargo hook after a crash. The plate creating the void space may be a rigid material or may be a ballistic fabric material.

公开(公告)号：US11148786B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-19

申请号：US16899295

申请日：2020-06-11

Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.

Inventor： Derek William Heard ,  Richard Theodore Perryman ,  Nathan Craig Clark ,  Joshua Andrew Emrich ,  Yann Lavallee ,  Ralph Michael Gannarelli

IPC: B64C17/00 ,  B64C17/08

Abstract: A movable ballast system for an aircraft includes first and second ballast docks secured to the aircraft. The first ballast dock includes a first housing and a first ballast tray and a first stop plate secured within the first housing. The first ballast tray includes a plurality of channels. The second ballast dock is positioned aft of a CG of the aircraft and includes a second housing and a second ballast tray and a second stop plate secured within the second housing. The second ballast tray includes a plurality of channels. The movable ballast system includes a plurality of movable ballasts, each movable ballast of the plurality of movable ballasts being configured to fit within at least one channel of each of the plurality of channels of the first and second ballast trays.

公开(公告)号：US20210094678A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-01

申请号：US16584448

申请日：2019-09-26

Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.

Inventor： Peter Quinn Romano ,  Jedediah Bryce Goodell ,  Joshua Andrew Emrich ,  Michael S. Seifert

IPC: B64C27/12 ,  B64C27/00

Abstract: In an embodiment, a rotorcraft includes an airframe; a main rotor transmission; one or more brackets mounting the main rotor transmission to the airframe, longitudinal axes of the one or more brackets being substantially parallel with a longitudinal axis of the rotorcraft; and one or more restraints mounting the main rotor transmission to the airframe, the one or more restraints being mounted at an angle non-orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the rotorcraft and a lateral axis of the rotorcraft.