GR3025110T3 - Aircraft weight and center of gravity indicator. - Google Patents

Aircraft weight and center of gravity indicator.

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GR3025110T3
GR3025110T3 GR970402752T GR970402752T GR3025110T3 GR 3025110 T3 GR3025110 T3 GR 3025110T3 GR 970402752 T GR970402752 T GR 970402752T GR 970402752 T GR970402752 T GR 970402752T GR 3025110 T3 GR3025110 T3 GR 3025110T3
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aircraft
center
strut
temperature
pressure
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GR970402752T
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C Kirk Nance
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C Kirk Nance
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Priority claimed from US07/832,470 external-priority patent/US5214586A/en
Application filed by C Kirk Nance filed Critical C Kirk Nance
Publication of GR3025110T3 publication Critical patent/GR3025110T3/el

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01G—WEIGHING
    • G01G19/00—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups
    • G01G19/02—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups for weighing wheeled or rolling bodies, e.g. vehicles
    • G01G19/07—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups for weighing wheeled or rolling bodies, e.g. vehicles for weighing aircraft
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01M—TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01M1/00—Testing static or dynamic balance of machines or structures
    • G01M1/12—Static balancing; Determining position of centre of gravity
    • G01M1/122—Determining position of centre of gravity
    • G01M1/125—Determining position of centre of gravity of aircraft
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D45/00—Aircraft indicators or protectors not otherwise provided for
    • B64D2045/008—Devices for detecting or indicating hard landing

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Force Measurement Appropriate To Specific Purposes (AREA)
  • Measuring Fluid Pressure (AREA)
  • Indication In Cameras, And Counting Of Exposures (AREA)
  • Traffic Control Systems (AREA)
  • Luminescent Compositions (AREA)
  • Diaphragms For Electromechanical Transducers (AREA)
  • Testing Of Balance (AREA)
GR970402752T 1992-02-07 1997-10-21 Aircraft weight and center of gravity indicator. GR3025110T3 (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US07/832,470 US5214586A (en) 1992-02-07 1992-02-07 Aircraft weight and center of gravity indicator
US88463892A 1992-05-15 1992-05-15
PCT/US1993/001047 WO1993016359A1 (en) 1992-02-07 1993-02-03 Aircraft weight and center of gravity indicator

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GR3025110T3 true GR3025110T3 (en) 1998-01-30

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US (1) US5548517A (el)
EP (1) EP0625260B1 (el)
JP (1) JPH07505708A (el)
AT (1) ATE156261T1 (el)
CA (1) CA2129521C (el)
DE (1) DE69312687T2 (el)
ES (1) ES2107007T3 (el)
GR (1) GR3025110T3 (el)
WO (1) WO1993016359A1 (el)

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DE69312687T2 (de) 1998-02-26
US5548517A (en) 1996-08-20
WO1993016359A1 (en) 1993-08-19
EP0625260A1 (en) 1994-11-23
EP0625260B1 (en) 1997-07-30
DE69312687D1 (de) 1997-09-04
ES2107007T3 (es) 1997-11-16
CA2129521C (en) 2003-04-15
EP0625260A4 (en) 1995-01-25
ATE156261T1 (de) 1997-08-15
JPH07505708A (ja) 1995-06-22
CA2129521A1 (en) 1993-08-19

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