Methods and apparatus for a distributed aircraft actuation system

    公开(公告)号:US11591070B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-28

    申请号:US16658359

    申请日:2019-10-21

    摘要: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture for a distributed aircraft actuation system are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a non-responsive component detector to determine a position difference between a first position of a first control surface of an aircraft and a second position of a second control surface of the aircraft, the first position lagging the second position, and a command generator, in response to determining that the position difference satisfies a threshold, the command generator is to cease movement of the second control surface at the second position, attempt to move the first control surface to the second position, and cease movement of the first control surface when moved to the second position.

    Double wing aircraft and method of use

    公开(公告)号:US11453495B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-27

    申请号:US16293257

    申请日:2019-03-05

    IPC分类号: B64C39/08 B64D27/14 B64C5/06

    摘要: A dual-wing aircraft includes a body extending from a front end to a rear end; a front wing, having: a first section secured to the body; and a second section secured to an opposing side of the body; a rear wing, having: a third section secured to the body; and a fourth section secured to the opposing side of the body; a tail wing rigidly attached to the body and positioned between the front wing and the rear wing.

    Quiet urban air delivery system
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11447269B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-20

    申请号:US17548551

    申请日:2021-12-12

    申请人: Brien Aven Seeley

    发明人: Brien Aven Seeley

    摘要: A public transportation system combines a unique combination of components that includes interoperable electric-powered vehicles, facilities, hardware and software having specifications, standards, processes, capabilities, nomenclature, and concepts of operations that together include a concerted, comprehensive, multi-modal, future system for moving people and goods that is herein named Quiet Urban Air Delivery (QUAD) and in which uniquely-capable, ultra-quiet, one to six-seat, electrically-powered, autonomous aircraft (SkyQarts) fly sub-193 kilometer trips on precise trajectories with negligible control latency and perform extremely short take-offs and landings (ESTOL) with curved traffic patterns at a highly-distributed network of very small, airports (“SkyNests”) that themselves have standardized compatible facilities that interoperate with SkyQarts as well as with versatile, autonomous electric-powered payload carts (EPCs) and robotic delivery carts (RDCs) to provide safe, fast, on-demand, community-acceptable, environmentally friendly, high-capacity, affordable door-to-door delivery of both passengers and cargo across urban, suburban and rural settings across the globe.

    COOLING ANTI-TORQUE SYSTEM
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220169374A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-02

    申请号:US17106514

    申请日:2020-11-30

    申请人: Bell Textron Inc.

    发明人: Martin Landry

    摘要: An exemplary anti-torque system for a rotorcraft includes a fan located inside of a channel that extends inside of a fuselage from an inlet proximate a forward end of the tail boom to an outlet at an aft end of the tail boom, the outlet is oriented to direct airflow from the channel onto a rudder coupled to a trailing edge of a vertical stabilizer.

    T-tail joint assemblies for aircraft

    公开(公告)号:US11161593B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-02

    申请号:US16531369

    申请日:2019-08-05

    发明人: Corey Adam Rolfes

    摘要: A T-tail joint assembly is described that is used to mechanically couple a left and right horizontal stabilizer to a vertical stabilizer. In one embodiment, the T-tail joint assembly comprises a plurality of lower rib chord members, each having a first base member, a first fin projecting from a first surface of the first base member, notches in the first fin proximate to ends of the first base member, and attachment members projecting from a second surface of the first base member that opposes the first surface. The T-tail joint assembly further comprises a plurality of upper rib chord member, each having a second base member, a second fin projecting from a surface of the second base member, and notches in the second fin proximate to ends of the second base member. The T-tail joint assembly further comprises a plurality of spar fittings disposed between the upper rib chord members and the lower rib chord members, wherein the spar fittings engage the notches in the first fin of the lower rib chord members and the notches in the second fin of the upper rib chord members, and a plurality of spar chords coupled to and separating pairs of the upper rib chord members and the lower rib chord members, wherein the plurality of spar chords is proximate to ends of the first base member and the second base member.