System for thermal management ground service equipment and a method of use

    公开(公告)号:US12116146B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-15

    申请号:US18121788

    申请日:2023-03-15

    申请人: BETA AIR, LLC

    摘要: A system for thermal management ground service equipment and a method of use is disclosed. The system may include ground service equipment, wherein the ground service equipment may be configured to manage a temperature of a power source of an electric aircraft. The ground service equipment may include a coolant source, wherein the coolant source may include a reservoir containing a coolant. The ground service equipment may include a coolant heating system, wherein the coolant heating system may be configured to increase thermal energy of the coolant. The coolant heating system may include an electric resistance heating element. The system may include a controller communicatively connected to the ground service equipment, wherein the controller may be configured to receive an optimal temperature of the coolant and control the electric resistance heating element of the coolant heating system to increase the thermal energy of the coolant to the optimal temperature.

    Flight control surface maintenance stand

    公开(公告)号:US12103710B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-01

    申请号:US18341459

    申请日:2023-06-26

    IPC分类号: B64F5/40 F16M13/02

    CPC分类号: B64F5/40 F16M13/02

    摘要: A stand for holding a flight control surface of an aircraft wing. The stand has a longitudinal spine supported by plural uprights and supporting at least two hanger assemblies. Each hanger assembly has attachment points transversely outboard of the spine. Rods articulably depend downwardly from the respective attachment points to be articulably connected at a cradle. The cradle is configured to fixedly hold an aircraft flight control surface for maintenance. By adjusting the transverse spacing of the rods from the spine, the attitude of the flight control surface can be adjusted as needed for a particular maintenance task.

    SYSTEM FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT GROUND SERVICE EQUIPMENT AND A METHOD OF USE

    公开(公告)号:US20240308691A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-19

    申请号:US18121788

    申请日:2023-03-15

    申请人: BETA AIR, LLC

    IPC分类号: B64F5/40 B64D27/24 B64D33/08

    摘要: A system for thermal management ground service equipment and a method of use is disclosed. The system may include ground service equipment, wherein the ground service equipment may be configured to manage a temperature of a power source of an electric aircraft. The ground service equipment may include a coolant source, wherein the coolant source may include a reservoir containing a coolant. The ground service equipment may include a coolant heating system, wherein the coolant heating system may be configured to increase thermal energy of the coolant. The coolant heating system may include an electric resistance heating element. The system may include a controller communicatively connected to the ground service equipment, wherein the controller may be configured to receive an optimal temperature of the coolant and control the electric resistance heating element of the coolant heating system to increase the thermal energy of the coolant to the optimal temperature.

    METHOD FOR DETERMINING A MAINTENANCE PLAN OF A GROUP OF AIRCRAFT AND THE SYSTEM IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20240265351A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-08

    申请号:US18564865

    申请日:2022-06-03

    申请人: LEONARDO S.P.A.

    IPC分类号: G06Q10/20 B64F5/40

    CPC分类号: G06Q10/20 B64F5/40

    摘要: Method implemented through a computer for determining a maintenance plan of a group of aircraft, comprising receiving a data structure with a plurality of groups of values associated with a plurality of flights of the aircraft, wherein each flight has a duration, each group of values relates to a physical quantity associated with the use of an aircraft, and wherein each group of values is acquired during a flight by a detection system coupled to an aircraft. The method further comprises identifying one or more representative flights from the plurality of flights, starting from the data structure and using at least one statistical test, wherein the groups of values associated with the representative flights are, from a statistical viewpoint, values of typical use of the group of aircraft; determining a load sequence comprising the groups of values associated with the representative flights repeated a number of times, as a function of the duration of the respective representative flight; and determining a state of use of the group of aircraft, starting from the load sequence.