321 |
Planetary de-rotation system for a shaft fairing system |
US12810186 |
2008-01-02 |
US08534596B2 |
2013-09-17 |
Timothy Fred Lauder |
A de-rotation system includes a planetary gear set, and a fairing support structure mounted for rotation with a first ring gear. |
322 |
Mecanical Structures Made Of Regular Pentagonal Dodecahedrons |
US13711641 |
2012-12-12 |
US20130209804A1 |
2013-08-15 |
Olivier/ Jean-Marie/Ren's GORRE |
We invented that it is possible to make a mechanical structure without void between elements with regular pentagonal dodecahedrons.So, it is possible to produce very tough and light mechanical structures or materials with the best efficiency and optimization of tough versus used matter in a taken volume (better than honeycombs).The void inside the mechanical structure (inside dodecahedrons) is the best optimization of the given matter, given total volume and wanted tough and wanted void volume inside the elements (dodecahedrons). |
323 |
APPARATUS FOR ATTACHMENT OF WING PANELS |
US13688475 |
2012-11-29 |
US20130146712A1 |
2013-06-13 |
David Mark STEWART |
A shroud panel (60) is attached to a wing skin overhang (28) by a series of pivoting butt straps (86) to permit relative strains to occur. |
324 |
METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COMPONENT FOR JOINING STRUCTURES, COMPONENT AND STRUCTURAL ARRANGEMENT |
US13649213 |
2012-10-11 |
US20130092794A1 |
2013-04-18 |
Oliver SEACK; Alexander BRUNS |
The present invention provides a method for producing a component for joining structures at intersection regions thereof, comprising the following steps: forming a first fibre having a meandering shape which includes a plurality of first loops; forming a second fibre having a meandering shape which includes a plurality of second loops; and swivelling a first loop portion of a respective first loop and a first loop portion of a respective second loop such that a respective first loop and a respective second loop engage with one another. |
325 |
SANDWICH PANELS |
US13521808 |
2011-01-17 |
US20120301665A1 |
2012-11-29 |
Steve Mortimer; Emille Legoff; Bertrand Germain; Clement Casaliggi; Sarah Lasfargues |
A structural panel comprising an internal core material having first and second opposing faces, first and second face sheets bonded to the first and second opposing faces respectively, wherein the panel comprises an open-structured sheet, interposed between a first face of the core material and its respective face sheet and the panel comprises less than 200 gsm adhesive. |
326 |
IMAGING BASED STABILIZATION |
US13079106 |
2011-04-04 |
US20120249774A1 |
2012-10-04 |
Samuel A. Johnson; Helen Greiner; Andrew Shein |
An image-based sensor system for a mobile unit makes use of light emitters and imagers to acquire illumination patterns of emitted light impinging on the floor and/or walls surrounding the unit. The illumination pattern is used to estimate location and/or orientation of the unit. These estimates are used for one or more functions of stabilization, calibration, localization, and mapping of or with respect to the unit. |
327 |
Mid-Wing Airplane |
US12471391 |
2009-05-24 |
US20120160968A1 |
2012-06-28 |
Sergey Barmichev; Mithra M. Sankrithi |
An airplane includes a wing mounted mid-level on a tubular fuselage. The wing includes carry-through that passes transversely through the fuselage and divides a cabin deck into fore and aft sections. At least one longitudinal passageway in the carry-through structure allows passenger/crew walk-through between the fore and aft sections of the deck. |
328 |
AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE WITH STRUCTURAL PARTS CONNECTED BY NANOSTRUCTURE AND A METHOD FOR MAKING SAID AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE |
US13377105 |
2009-06-11 |
US20120148789A1 |
2012-06-14 |
Per Hallander; Mikael Petersson; Björn Weidmann; Tommy Grankäll; Pontus Nordin |
An aircraft structure including structural composite parts assembled together to form the aircraft structure. A bonding interlayer material bonds the structural composite parts to each other. The bonding interlayer material includes a nanostructure enhanced material. A method of producing an aircraft structure of assembled structural composite parts, being cured or semi-cured before assembly. |
329 |
Aircraft configured for flight in an atmosphere having low density |
US12721833 |
2010-03-11 |
US08196858B1 |
2012-06-12 |
Mark A. Croom; Stephen C. Smith; Paul A. Gelhausen; Mark D. Guynn; Craig A. Hunter; David A. Paddock; Steven E. Riddick; John E. Teter, Jr. |
An aircraft is configured for flight in an atmosphere having a low density. The aircraft includes a fuselage, a pair of wings, and a rear stabilizer. The pair of wings extends from the fuselage in opposition to one another. The rear stabilizer extends from the fuselage in spaced relationship to the pair of wings. The fuselage, the wings, and the rear stabilizer each present an upper surface opposing a lower surface. The upper and lower surfaces have X, Y, and Z coordinates that are configured for flight in an atmosphere having low density. |
330 |
SEGMENT OF A FUSELAGE OF AN AIRCRAFT |
US13233336 |
2011-09-15 |
US20120068014A1 |
2012-03-22 |
Jan Lesemann; Michael Meyer; Bernd Trahmer; Ralph Sturm |
According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention a fuselage segment of an aircraft fuselage is provided, which aircraft fuselage comprises four different radii of curvature, wherein two radii of curvature comprise centre points that are not situated on a vertical symmetry axis of the fuselage segment. |
331 |
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING CARGO ASSEMBLY ONTO AND FROM AN AIRCRAFT |
US12846627 |
2010-07-29 |
US20100308180A1 |
2010-12-09 |
Elie HELOU, JR. |
A system for loading and unloading a cargo assembly onto and from an aircraft. The system comprises an aircraft and a movable platform. The aircraft comprises a forward fairing, an aft fairing, a spine disposed between the forward fairing and the aft fairing and a plurality of mounts coupled to the spine and configured to structurally engage the cargo container onto the spine. The aft fairing is movable between a fixed position for flight and an open position for at least loading and unloading of the cargo assembly. The aircraft is configured such that an unobstructed passageway is provided in an area underneath the spine during loading or unloading of the cargo assembly. An aft access is provided when the aft fairing is moved to the open position. The movable platform is used to maneuver the cargo assembly for loading and unloading onto and from the spine, respectively. |
332 |
PLANETARY DE-ROTATION SYSTEM FOR A SHAFT FAIRING SYSTEM |
US12810186 |
2008-01-02 |
US20100270423A1 |
2010-10-28 |
Timothy Fred Lauder |
A de-rotation system includes a planetary gear set, and a fairing support structure mounted for rotation with a first ring gear. |
333 |
Tambourine helicopter |
US12075574 |
2008-03-11 |
US20090230235A1 |
2009-09-17 |
Norbert Edward McNulty |
Disclosed is a profile of an end view of a base portion Vertical Take Off And Landing Craft, (VTLC) rotor-blade comprising a widened structure from leading to trailing edges. The profile further comprises straight level planes of air foil that provide the options of transforming the leading edge to the trailing edge. The rotor wing system is housed and duplicated in the craft set within said two wells which are circumnavigated by a corridor from front to aft of the craft. Two rear exits are reinforced by the connection of a triangular structure forming a tail which also affords a comprehensive view of the complete air craft perimeter from the viewpoint of a central top compartment. |
334 |
AIRFREIGHT CONTAINER AND AIRCRAFT |
US12338227 |
2008-12-18 |
US20090184126A1 |
2009-07-23 |
Daniel Glaser; Oliver Thomaschewski; Peter Theis; Alexander Wieser; Andrew Muin; Markus Schumacher |
The idea of the present invention is that an airfreight container according to the invention, which is designed especially for an unpressurized cargo hold of an aircraft, comprises an airtight and pressure-tight container housing with a container interior space for accommodating airfreight goods. This airfreight container furthermore comprises an internal compressed air generating device which is designed. for independently generating compressed air for supplying the container interior space with compressed air. The concept according to the invention of an at least partly autonomous airfreight container, which is created as a result, provides that the airfreight container according to the invention, in addition to the pure bundling of goods, now provides, moreover, different supply systems, such as the device for compressed air generation and compressed air provision, corresponding to the specific requirements. The particular advantage of this solution according to the invention is that cargo aircraft now do not have to provide supply systems, or have to provide at least a significantly reduced number of supply systems, in their cargo hold, and all further functions are now fulfilled by the airfreight container itself when required.The invention also refers to such an aircraft. |
335 |
Air Freight Transport Method, Transport Aeroplane and Air Freight Transport System |
US11596775 |
2005-05-25 |
US20080296428A1 |
2008-12-04 |
Gert Joachim Reinhardt |
An air cargo transportation method, a transport plane and an air cargo transport system. In the air cargo transportation method for the transport of various cargoes to different destinations, a transport plane is provided first that flies through at least three air regions respectively associated to a station. The transport plane does not land at one of the stations. Instead, the cargo is transported between the transport plane and one of the stations by an airworthy feeders, the cargo being transferred between the feeder and the transport plane while in the air. The transport plane and two feeders form the air cargo transport system, wherein the transport plane may comprise two interconnected feeders. With the air cargo transportation method, the utilization of the transport plane is enhanced. Further, the transport ways for individual cargo items can be shortened so that the efficiency is improved. |
336 |
Cargo aircraft |
US10996799 |
2004-11-23 |
US07261257B2 |
2007-08-28 |
Elie Helou, Jr. |
An aircraft for carrying at least one rigid cargo container includes a beam structure with a forward fuselage attached to the forward end of the beam structure and an empennage attached to the rearward end of the beam structure. Wings and engines are mounted relative to the beam structure and a fairing creates a cargo bay able to receive standard sized intermodal cargo containers. Intermodal cargo containers of light construction and rigid structure are positioned within the cargo bay and securely mounted therein. The beam structure is designed to support flight, takeoffs and landings when the aircraft is empty but requires the added strength of the containers securely mounted to the beam structure when the aircraft is loaded. The aircraft is contemplated to be a drone. |
337 |
Autonomous, back-packable computer-controlled breakaway unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) |
US10976153 |
2004-10-29 |
US07237750B2 |
2007-07-03 |
Tien Seng Chiu; Jay Willmott |
A modular unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having a fuselage, a nose cone, a left wing piece, a right wing piece, and a tail section. The tail section and nose cone each join to the fuselage through mating bulkhead structures that provide quick connection capability while being readily separated so as to enable the UAV to break apart at these connection points and thereby absorb or dissipate impact upon landing. The UAV is capable of rapid assembly in the field for two-man launch and data retrieval, as well as quick disassembly into these five component parts for transport and storage in a highly compact transport case that can be carried as a backpack. |
338 |
Rotor hub fairing system for a counter-rotating, coaxial rotor system |
US11141246 |
2005-05-31 |
US07229251B2 |
2007-06-12 |
Fabio P. Bertolotti; Mark W. Scott; Brian E. Wake; T. Alan Egolf; Duane C. McCormick |
A rotor hub fairing system includes an upper hub fairing, a lower hub fairing and a shaft fairing therebetween. The rotor hub fairing system is sized and configured to reduce the overall drag on a dual, counter-rotating, coaxial rotor system. Preferably, the rotor hub fairing is fully integrated. The shaft fairing preferably includes a minimal thickness at the midsection to reduce drag with an increasing thickness adjacent the upper and lower hub fairings to reduce the flow separation on the hub fairing surfaces without overly excessive drag. Other aerodynamic structures, such as a horizontal splitter and/or a plurality of turning vanes may be mounted to the shaft fairing to facilitate flow around the upper and lower hub fairings to reduce flow separation and drag. |
339 |
Paper Planes |
US10908690 |
2005-05-23 |
US20060261212A1 |
2006-11-23 |
Linda Feliciano |
This proposal is for a children's flight. This project, which I have named “Paper Planes,” will create flights geared towards families traveling with children. It is similar in concept to a family restaurant. It is intended to provide families with an atmosphere that will allow them to enjoy the flight and relax. As most child psychologists and caregivers will agree, keeping children entertained and comfortable is the key to keeping them happy. “Paper Planes” mission is to ensure the enjoyment of the entire family by doing the one thing most parents forget to do while traveling with children; keep them entertained. It is a family-oriented flights that include a re-design of aircraft structure, in-flight services and possibly safety measures. |
340 |
Cargo aircraft |
US10996799 |
2004-11-23 |
US20060108477A1 |
2006-05-25 |
Elie Helou |
An aircraft for carrying at least one rigid cargo container includes a beam structure with a forward fuselage attached to the forward end of the beam structure and an empennage attached to the rearward end of the beam structure. Wings and engines are mounted relative to the beam structure and a fairing creates a cargo bay able to receive standard sized intermodal cargo containers. Intermodal cargo containers of light construction and rigid structure are positioned within the cargo bay and securely mounted therein. The beam structure is designed to support flight, takeoffs and landings when the aircraft is empty but requires the added strength of the containers securely mounted to the beam structure when the aircraft is loaded. The aircraft is contemplated to be a drone. |