GB2282996B - Aircraft flight control system - Google Patents

Aircraft flight control system

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GB2282996B
GB2282996B GB9421048A GB9421048A GB2282996B GB 2282996 B GB2282996 B GB 2282996B GB 9421048 A GB9421048 A GB 9421048A GB 9421048 A GB9421048 A GB 9421048A GB 2282996 B GB2282996 B GB 2282996B
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Prior art keywords
control system
flight control
aircraft flight
aircraft
flight
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GB9421048A
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GB2282996A (en
Inventor
Ajoy Kumar Kundu
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Short Brothers PLC
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Short Brothers PLC
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C23/00—Influencing air flow over aircraft surfaces, not otherwise provided for
    • B64C23/06—Influencing air flow over aircraft surfaces, not otherwise provided for by generating vortices
    • B64C23/065—Influencing air flow over aircraft surfaces, not otherwise provided for by generating vortices at the wing tips
    • B64C23/069—Influencing air flow over aircraft surfaces, not otherwise provided for by generating vortices at the wing tips using one or more wing tip airfoil devices, e.g. winglets, splines, wing tip fences or raked wingtips
    • B64C23/072—Influencing air flow over aircraft surfaces, not otherwise provided for by generating vortices at the wing tips using one or more wing tip airfoil devices, e.g. winglets, splines, wing tip fences or raked wingtips the wing tip airfoil devices being moveable in their entirety
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C23/00—Influencing air flow over aircraft surfaces, not otherwise provided for
    • B64C23/06—Influencing air flow over aircraft surfaces, not otherwise provided for by generating vortices
    • B64C23/065—Influencing air flow over aircraft surfaces, not otherwise provided for by generating vortices at the wing tips
    • B64C23/069—Influencing air flow over aircraft surfaces, not otherwise provided for by generating vortices at the wing tips using one or more wing tip airfoil devices, e.g. winglets, splines, wing tip fences or raked wingtips
    • B64C23/076—Influencing air flow over aircraft surfaces, not otherwise provided for by generating vortices at the wing tips using one or more wing tip airfoil devices, e.g. winglets, splines, wing tip fences or raked wingtips the wing tip airfoil devices comprising one or more separate moveable members thereon affecting the vortices, e.g. flaps
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C5/00—Stabilising surfaces
    • B64C5/08—Stabilising surfaces mounted on, or supported by, wings
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C9/00—Adjustable control surfaces or members, e.g. rudders
    • B64C9/32—Air braking surfaces
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C9/00—Adjustable control surfaces or members, e.g. rudders
    • B64C9/32—Air braking surfaces
    • B64C9/323—Air braking surfaces associated with wings
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T50/00—Aeronautics or air transport
    • Y02T50/10—Drag reduction
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T50/00—Aeronautics or air transport
    • Y02T50/30—Wing lift efficiency
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T50/00—Aeronautics or air transport
    • Y02T50/40—Weight reduction

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Mechanical Control Devices (AREA)
  • Transmission Devices (AREA)
GB9421048A 1993-10-19 1994-10-19 Aircraft flight control system Expired - Fee Related GB2282996B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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GB939321510A GB9321510D0 (en) 1993-10-19 1993-10-19 Aircraft flight control system

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GB9421048D0 GB9421048D0 (en) 1994-12-07
GB2282996A GB2282996A (en) 1995-04-26
GB2282996B true GB2282996B (en) 1997-04-09

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GB (2) GB9321510D0 (en)
WO (1) WO1995011159A1 (en)

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GB0326228D0 (en) 2003-11-10 2003-12-17 Airbus Uk Ltd Wing tip device
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GB427186A (en) * 1933-10-17 1935-04-17 Petters Ltd Improvements in or relating to tailless aeroplanes
GB576125A (en) * 1942-07-24 1946-03-20 Phillips & Powis Aircraft Ltd Improvements in aircraft supporting surfaces
GB605640A (en) * 1942-06-08 1948-07-28 Roger Aime Robert Tailless aircraft
GB619064A (en) * 1946-01-16 1949-03-03 Sncase Improvements in the arrangement of control surfaces in aircraft
GB628684A (en) * 1945-10-31 1949-09-02 Onera (Off Nat Aerospatiale) Improvements in aircraft control surfaces
GB2010195A (en) * 1977-12-16 1979-06-27 Messerschmitt Boelkow Blohm Highly efficient vertical control surface unit with variable wing geometry
GB2130159A (en) * 1982-11-18 1984-05-31 Messerschmitt Boelkow Blohm Aircraft wings provided with additional surfaces arranged at the wing tips
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GB299212A (en) * 1927-12-01 1928-10-25 Hans Hocke Improvements in aeroplanes with stabilisation surfaces
GB427186A (en) * 1933-10-17 1935-04-17 Petters Ltd Improvements in or relating to tailless aeroplanes
GB605640A (en) * 1942-06-08 1948-07-28 Roger Aime Robert Tailless aircraft
GB576125A (en) * 1942-07-24 1946-03-20 Phillips & Powis Aircraft Ltd Improvements in aircraft supporting surfaces
GB628684A (en) * 1945-10-31 1949-09-02 Onera (Off Nat Aerospatiale) Improvements in aircraft control surfaces
GB619064A (en) * 1946-01-16 1949-03-03 Sncase Improvements in the arrangement of control surfaces in aircraft
GB2010195A (en) * 1977-12-16 1979-06-27 Messerschmitt Boelkow Blohm Highly efficient vertical control surface unit with variable wing geometry
GB2130159A (en) * 1982-11-18 1984-05-31 Messerschmitt Boelkow Blohm Aircraft wings provided with additional surfaces arranged at the wing tips
EP0221204A1 (en) * 1985-11-08 1987-05-13 The Boeing Company Supersonic airplane

Cited By (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
AT14481U3 (en) * 2010-07-14 2018-05-15 Airbus Operations Ltd WING TIP DEVICE AND METHOD
AT14484U3 (en) * 2010-07-14 2018-05-15 Airbus Operations Ltd WING TIP DEVICE AND METHOD
AT14483U3 (en) * 2010-07-14 2018-05-15 Airbus Operations Ltd WING TIP DEVICE AND METHOD
EP3372493A1 (en) * 2011-06-09 2018-09-12 Aviation Partners, Inc. The split blended winglet
EP3650337A1 (en) * 2011-06-09 2020-05-13 Aviation Partners, Inc. The split blended winglet

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AU7943294A (en) 1995-05-08
WO1995011159A1 (en) 1995-04-27
GB2282996A (en) 1995-04-26
GB9321510D0 (en) 1993-12-22

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