AIRBUS OPERATIONS Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140110503 | THRUST REVERSER AND NACELLE FOR AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH AT LEAST ONE SUCH REVERSER - A thrust reverser for a double-flow nacelle that has a cowling, with the thrust reverser having an internal door and an external door designed to be made within the thickness of the cowling. The reverser also has means for simultaneously displacing the doors between a first position called the rest position, in which the doors are integrated into the cowling so as to form an aerodynamic continuity with the external wall and the internal wall of the cowling, and a second active position, in which the doors are open so that the internal and external doors extend toward the inside and toward the outside of the nacelle, respectively, thus at least partially blocking the annular channel of the secondary flow, to deflect the secondary flow and to generate a thrust reversal, with the means being designed to be received in a compartment arranged inside the cowling formed by the doors in the rest position. | 04-24-2014 |
20130161940 | DEVICE FOR FASTENING A FLUID TRANSPORT CIRCUIT TO AN ELEMENT OF THE STRUCTURE OF AN AIRCRAFT AND RELATED AIRCRAFT - The invention concerns a fastening device ( | 06-27-2013 |
20130148325 | BRACKET FOR DISPLAY DEVICES FOR AN AIRCRAFT COCKPIT - The support such as an instrument panel or a glare shield, for supporting display devices in an aircraft cockpit, comprises a glare shield comprising a core of cellular structure and two skins covering opposite faces of the core. | 06-13-2013 |
20130118301 | AIRCRAFT COMPRISING A LINK ROD ONE PART OF WHICH IS MADE OF COMPOSITE - The link for an aircraft comprises at least two portions respectively made of metal and of composite material together forming a common section of a middle segment of the link in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the link. | 05-16-2013 |
20120292960 | HEADREST FOR A PASSENGER SEAT FOR AN AIRCRAFT - The aircraft passenger seat headrest ( | 11-22-2012 |
20120086150 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A STIFFENER OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A process for manufacturing a stiffener made of composite material with an inside surface of a concave shape, includes producing a flat strip ( | 04-12-2012 |
20110297352 | PREHEATING DEVICE FOR A FLUID/FLUID HEAT EXCHANGER OF AN AIRCRAFT - An aircraft includes a heat exchanger between, on the one hand, a first fluid that flows into the narrow pipes ( | 12-08-2011 |
20110259995 | METHOD FOR MOVING AN AIRCRAFT ALONG THE GROUND - A method according to which an aircraft is moved along the ground by means of at least two separate appliances connected to the aircraft independently from each other or other appliances. A control element is provided for moving an aircraft, said element sending instructions to at least two separate appliances in order to move the aircraft along the ground by means of the appliances. The invention also relates to an appliance for implementing the method, which can communicate with an identical appliance in order to transmit and/or receive at least one datum relating to a position and/or a movement of one of the appliances. | 10-27-2011 |
20110233331 | METHOD FOR MOVING AN APPLIANCE FOR MANEUVERING AIRCRAFT IN AN AIRPORT ZONE - A method for controlling at least one appliances for moving aircrafts: at least one appliance connected to an aircraft is driven to a position that is closer to an entry corridor of a take-off runway than an exit corridor of the runway, and, once the appliance or each appliance is separated from the aircraft, the appliance is driven to a position that is closer to an exit corridor of a landing runway than an entry corridor of said runway. | 09-29-2011 |
20110230069 | COVER FOR AN AIRCRAFT TERMINAL BLOCK HAVING AT LEAST ONE TERMINAL - The cover for an aircraft power terminal block having at least one terminal comprises two flanks extending facing each other. At least one of the flanks presents at least one removable portion integral with the flank and connected to the flank by side edges of the removable portion | 09-22-2011 |
20110228723 | METHOD OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AN AIRCRAFT AND A GROUND STATION - The method of communication between an airplane and the ground, the aircraft communicates by radiowaves with the ground via at least one satellite and in a frequency band extending from 5030 MHz to 5091 MHz, bounds included, using a WiMax type transmission standard. The invention also provides an on-board communications terminal for an aircraft, suitable for communicating by radiowaves with the outside of the terminal in a frequency band extending from 5030 MHz to 5091 MHz, bounds included, in application of a WiMax type transmission standard. | 09-22-2011 |
20110217510 | REINFORCED AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A fuselage panel made of composite material having a skin with an opening, at least part of the contour of which is reinforced by an integrated reinforcement made of composite material. The fuselage panel includes at least one liner made of composite material which is attached to and superposed on the reinforced skin portion and participates at least partially in defining the contour of the opening, the panel additionally including consolidating members, each passing at least partially through the liner and at least partially through the reinforced skin portion. | 09-08-2011 |
20110208375 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ESTIMATING THE ANGLE OF ATTACK OF AN AIRCRAFT - A device for estimating the angle of attack of an aircraft moving through the air comprises means for receiving a measured incidence presented locally by the air relative to the aircraft and means for determining the angle of attack of the aircraft as a function of the measured incidence and information about the airspeed of the aircraft. The means for determining the angle of attack of the aircraft comprise means for reading the angle of attack of the aircraft from a look-up table having at least the measured incidence and the airspeed information as inputs. Corresponding system and a corresponding method are also proposed. | 08-25-2011 |
20110206480 | DEVICE FOR BLIND FIXATION - A blind fixation device for attaching an assembly of a pre-drilled member set that includes a rod defining a traction mandrel, a first bushing, and a second deformation brushing. The second deformation bushing is capable of deformation on an inaccessible side of the set of pre-drilled members between the head of the mandrel rod and the end portion of the first bushing. The first bushing is capable of bearing on the accessible side surface of the set of pre-drilled members to be assembled, and is capable of radial deformation so as to come in close contact with the drilling profile of at least one pre-drilled member when, upon assembly, the portion of the mandrel rod initially in the second bushing enters the first bushing. | 08-25-2011 |
20110198440 | AIRCRAFT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE ENGINE HAVING COUNTER-ROTATING ROTORS - The aircraft includes at least one engine having counter-rotating rotors, the engine or at least one of the engines having imbalances associated with at least one ellipse. The aircraft includes a means capable of controlling the engine or at least one of the engines such that, at a given engine speed, the large axis of the ellipse or at least one of the ellipses extends in a direction for which the vibrations generated by the engine or engines have a minimum intensity in at least one predetermined site, particularly in a predetermined area, of the aircraft. | 08-18-2011 |
20110189017 | AIRCRAFT INCLUDING AN ENGINE CONTROLLED BY SYNCHROPHASING - An aircraft including at least one engine having counter-rotating rotors, the engine or at least one of the engines having imbalances associated with at least one ellipse. The aircraft includes at least one vibration damper attached in an arrangement such that, at a given engine speed and for at least one given common direction of a large axis of the ellipse or at least one of the ellipses, a speed related to the two ends of the damper is higher than for any other arrangement of the damper. | 08-04-2011 |
20110180960 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COMPONENT MADE OF A COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND ASSOCIATED DEVICE - A process for manufacturing a piece made of composite material including a fiber preform that is embedded in a matrix, includes placing the preform in a first chamber that is delimited by a first semi-sealed wall, i.e., permeable to gas and impermeable to a product that is able to form the matrix, extracting the gases in a second chamber that is delimited by a second gas-tight wall and the first semi-sealed wall so as to obtain the diffusion of the product that is able to form the matrix in the preform, characterized in that it consists in using—as a first semi-sealed wall—at least one plate with a number of pipes of tapered shape that empty on either side of the at least one plate and at least one semi-sealed membrane that is superposed on the at least one plate. | 07-28-2011 |
20110169327 | DEVICE FOR BALANCING THE POWER SUPPLIED BY POWER GENERATORS - A device for balancing power generators, including a plurality of converters each including an elementary conversion cell with a switch driven by a comparator that receives a ramp on one input thereof and, on another input, a voltage from a driving amplifier wherein the driving amplifiers receive on their negative input an image of the cell current and have their positive input connected to an adjustment loop including a common path CS_Bus, and wherein the CS_Bus path directly connects the positive inputs of the driving amplifiers to the outputs of transconductance amplifiers associated with the elementary conversion cells. | 07-14-2011 |
20110167420 | AIRCRAFT UNIT FOR MANAGING AND STORING DATA RELATING TO ON-BOARD EQUIPMENT - The on-board unit for an aircraft includes:
| 07-07-2011 |
20110143085 | ASSEMBLY OF FIBROUS ELEMENTS FOR OBTAINING A PART MADE OF A COMPOSITE - A fiber structure that can be embedded in a matrix for obtaining a piece made of composite material, includes a first fiber element having a first support surface, at least one L-shaped fiber element having a base that is flattened against the support surface of the first fiber element at a junction zone and a wing that is not flattened against the first fiber element, and another fiber element having one part flattened against the wing of the at least one L-shaped fiber element. The elements are assembled by tapping fibers from a second surface of the first fiber element so as to form loops, at least certain fibers being oblique relative to the second surface, in a plane that is perpendicular to the junction zone, wherein certain loops of the oblique fibers protrude to the outside of the outer surface of a wing of at least one L-shaped fiber element. | 06-16-2011 |
20110093918 | SECURE METHOD OF ACCESSING AN INFORMATION SYSTEM OF AN AIRCRAFT - In the method of accessing an information system of an aircraft the system receives an authenticator request from a connector of the aircraft; the system determines whether the connector presents a predetermined characteristic; and in the event that the system determines that the connector does indeed present the predetermined characteristic, the system sends an authenticator to the connector. Provision is also made for: the system receives an authenticator the system determines whether the authenticator is valid; and in the event that the system determines that the authenticator is indeed valid, the system authorizes access to the system from a connector of the aircraft from which the authenticator was sent. | 04-21-2011 |
20110046901 | METHOD FOR MONITORING THE STATUS OF AN ENERGY RESERVE ACCUMULATOR, PARTICULARLY FOR AN AIRCRAFT - A method of monitoring status of an energy reserve accumulator, connected to a fluid system, includes the following successive operations once the fluid system has stabilized for pressure: measuring a first time taken by the fluid system to progress from a predetermined first pressure to a predetermined second pressure, lower than the predetermined first pressure; measuring a second time taken by the system to progress from a predetermined third pressure, lower than the predetermined second pressure, to a predetermined fourth pressure, lower than the predetermined third pressure; and comparing the first and second times to determine the status of the energy reserve accumulator. Such a method may find use for example in an aircraft. | 02-24-2011 |
20110027070 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING NOISE FROM JET ENGINE EXHAUST - An aircraft jet engine with a longitudinal axis, including a wall enclosing a gas flow ejected from a downstream end of the wall in the longitudinal axis, plural ducts being distributed around the periphery of the downstream end of the wall each including a terminal section, including an outlet opening. Each duct can eject a fluid jet through the outlet opening thereof. The ducts are configured to eject the fluid jets essentially parallel to each other, each fluid jet ejected through the corresponding outlet opening forming a lateral angle with the longitudinal axis in a projection view in a plane with the longitudinal axis. | 02-03-2011 |
20110018742 | METHOD OF DISPLAYING AN IMAGE ON A SCREEN OF AN AIRCRAFT - In one aspect of the method for displaying an image on a screen of a cockpit of an aircraft, control means:
| 01-27-2011 |
20110001008 | Aircraft floor of optimized compactness - An aircraft floor portion includes crossmembers. Each crossmember comprises a top partial crossmember and a bottom crossmember, with at least one gap being left between the top partial crossmember and the bottom partial crossmember of each crossmember. | 01-06-2011 |
20110001006 | Process for making an aircraft having a floor - The method of fabricating an aircraft comprises the following steps:
| 01-06-2011 |
20100301163 | STAIRWAY FOR AN AIRCRAFT - A stairway used for gaining access from a theoretically horizontal lower level to a theoretically horizontal higher level, and including a succession of intermediate steps between these two levels. A subassembly of intermediate steps corresponding to the steps closest to the lower level is mobile between a first deployed position at which the lower intermediate steps are in the extension of other intermediate steps, and a raised position at which the lower intermediate steps are in a substantially vertical position. | 12-02-2010 |
20100295777 | Automatic configuration method for control keys and a control device for display means, in particular for an aircraft - A control device is provided for display means comprising several screens adapted for displaying several formats. | 11-25-2010 |
20100287506 | METHOD OF INTERACTING WITH A DISPLAY SYSTEM ON BOARD AN AIRCRAFT - In the method of interacting with a display system on board a aircraft: an operator sends to the system a selection of at least two symbols visible on a screen of a cockpit of the aircraft; and the system generates a list of elements associated with the selected symbols. Preferably at least one source system receives a notification from the display system indicating that at least one symbol visible on the screen and associated with the source system has been selected; and the source system generates a list including at least one element associated with the symbol. | 11-11-2010 |
20100268698 | METHOD OF LOADING A DATABASE ON BOARD AN AIRCRAFT - In the method of loading data on board an aircraft), a data set is loaded into on-board equipment of the aircraft, the data set comprising at least:
| 10-21-2010 |
20100237188 | Movable main undercarriage for an aircraft - The airplane comprises a fuselage having frames, and at least two undercarriages each comprising a support and at least one wheel, the support being carried directly by the fuselage and being hinged to the fuselage about an axis that lies outside the frames. | 09-23-2010 |
20100235567 | AIRCRAFT INCLUDING DATA DESTRUCTION MEANS - The aircraft includes:
| 09-16-2010 |
20100219291 | AIRCRAFT HOLD INTENDED TO ACCOMMODATE BAGGAGE - An aircraft hold including a floor having a substantially flat central part and a side part disposed along each longitudinal edge of the central part and inclined in relation thereto. The aircraft hold also includes at least one bench with a seat that can move between a position in which it is substantially parallel to the central part of the floor and a position in which it is folded against a wall of the hold. | 09-02-2010 |
20100213315 | AIRCRAFT WITH A REINFORCED FLOOR STRUCTURE - The aircraft includes: | 08-26-2010 |
20100212857 | SYSTEM FOR COOLING AND ADJUSTING THE TEMPERATURE OF APPARATUSES IN THE PROPULSION ASSEMBLY OF AN AIRCRAFT - A system for cooling and adjusting the temperature of apparatuses in the propulsion assembly of an aircraft, that includes first means for heat exchange between lubrication circuits of at least two of the aforementioned apparatuses and a heat-carrier fluid contained in a closed circuit, a second means for heat exchange between the heat-carrier fluid and at least one coolant, the first heat exchange means being arranged locally at each of the aforementioned apparatuses, the second heat exchange means being remote from the aforementioned first means, the closed circuit extending between at least two of the aforementioned apparatuses and the aforementioned second means. | 08-26-2010 |
20100204855 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASSISTING IN THE CONTROL OF THE ON-BOARD SYSTEMS IN A AIRCRAFT - The object of the invention is in particular a method and a device for aiding in the control of systems installed on board an aircraft comprising at least one display device capable of displaying configuration parameters of the said aircraft and at least one associated acquisition device. After the state of the said aircraft has been determined ( | 08-12-2010 |
20100200703 | AIRCRAFT PRESENTING TWO PAIRS OF WINGS - An aircraft comprises: a fuselage; a front pair of wings; a rear pair of wings; and a pair of bodies, each body interconnecting, at a distance from the fuselage, the front and rear wings that are situated on the same side of the fuselage. | 08-12-2010 |
20100198576 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR COMMUNICATING DIAGNOSIS DATA IN A REAL TIME COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Methods and devices for non-intrusive identification and communication between a server node and at least one client node in a communication network. An identification message is first transmitted to at least one client node, the identification message including at the application level a duplicate of the addressing data, the physical address and the internet address of the server node, also contained in the MAC and IP layers. The reception of at least one couple of addresses from at least one client node, wherein a couple of addresses from a client node includes a physical address and an internet address according to the same duplication strategy, can be used for identifying the client node by the server. Similarly, the methods and devices can be used for identifying in a client node at least one server node in the network. | 08-05-2010 |
20100188831 | AVIONIC EQUIPMENT ITEM - The invention relates to avionics equipment including a motherboard ( | 07-29-2010 |
20100187356 | AIRCRAFT COMPRISING A PLATFORM THAT CAN BE MOVED BETWEEN TWO LEVELS OF THE AIRCRAFT - An aircraft with at least two levels situated one above the other, including: a platform that can be moved between a first position and a second position, the first of these positions, as a lower position, being situated at a first level of the aircraft and the second position, as a higher position, being situated at a second level higher than that of the first level; an assembly of traction cables connected on the platform and a mechanism operating the cables for raising and lowering the platform; and an assembly of walls surrounding at least partially the platform and along which the platform moves. | 07-29-2010 |
20100185362 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACQUIRING, RECORDING AND PROCESSING DATA CAPTURED IN AN AIRCRAFT - A device for acquiring and recording data captured in an aircraft including a plurality of sources of data streams to be recorded, at least one source of dated values of recording parameters, and a recording mechanism recording data from the data streams and parameter values, on at least one non-volatile information medium. The recording mechanism is adapted to store, in separate files, the data of the various streams of data associated with the dated values of recording parameters. | 07-22-2010 |
20100185343 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN AIRCRAFT, THE METHOD IMPLEMENTING A VOTE SYSTEM - In the method of controlling an aircraft, a device implements the steps consisting in determining a first global value on the basis of only some amongst first individual values calculated by respective applications modifying at least one parameter to take account of how the determination step took place and determining a second global value on the basis of second individual values calculated by the respective applications and on the basis of the parameter(s). | 07-22-2010 |
20100181429 | DEVICE FOR MOVING OBJECTS, INTENDED IN PARTICULAR FOR LUGGAGE IN A HOLD OF AN AIRCRAFT - The invention relates to a device for moving objects, particularly luggage, in an aircraft hold, said device including a moving wall ( | 07-22-2010 |
20100181425 | ITEM OF AIRCRAFT GALLEY FURNITURE AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING SUCH AN ITEM OF FURNITURE - The invention relates to an item of aircraft galley furniture separating a cockpit ( | 07-22-2010 |
20100181419 | ENGINE MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR AIRCRAFT HAVING A BEAM SPREADER CONNECTED AT FOUR POINTS - An engine mounting structure for aircraft including an engine mounting system including a device for transmission of the thrust efforts fitted with two lateral connecting rods and with a spreader beam mounted in connected fashion on a support element, through a principal connecting device defining a principal spreader beam hinge line positioned in a plane. The spreader beam is also mounted in connected fashion with some play on the element, using a secondary connecting device located at some distance, as seen from above, from the device, and defining a secondary spreader beam hinge line, which is also positioned in a plane. The rotation of the spreader beam is stopped by device coming into contact with the spreader beam. | 07-22-2010 |
20100181417 | ATTACHMENT DEVICE FOR AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SUCH DEVICE - An attachment device for an aircraft engine including a rigid structure and an attachment mechanism of the engine onto the rigid structure. The attachment mechanism includes two thrust take-up connecting rods mechanically connected to a spreader, a connection fitting fixed to the rigid structure to which the spreader is mechanically connected by a junction fitting by a connection pin, and an additional fitting to which the connecting rods, the spreader, and the connection fitting are mechanically connected. A clearance is provided at the mechanical link between the connecting rods and the additional fitting, the link between the additional fitting and the connection fitting being made using the connection pin being inserted laterally, orthogonal to the median plane of the attachment device. | 07-22-2010 |
20100179710 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANAGING, PROCESSING AND MONITORING PARAMETERS USED ON BOARD AIRCRAFT - A standardized identification code is used to identify each flight parameter used on board an aircraft and to provide some of its characteristic information. Descriptive complementary information is advantageously associated with the identification codes to form parameter identification maps stored, for example, in a shared database. The parameter identification codes may in particular be used to perform certain checks when parameter values are received. These checks make it possible to process only the monitored parameter values and to generate alerts if an inconsistency is detected. | 07-15-2010 |
20100176972 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITIONING AVIONICS SYSTEMS CONNECTED TO A SHARED MEDIUM - The invention relates to a method and a device for monitoring avionics systems connected to a shared medium. A preliminary phase is aimed at determining the conditions of activation of each alarm of each avionics system connected to the communication medium. These conditions are related to each avionics system and to the state of the communication medium. The monitoring phase comprises a step of determining the state of the elements of the communication medium and a step ( | 07-15-2010 |
20100176240 | LANDING GEAR CASING WITH REDUCED SPACE REQUIREMENT - The invention relates to a landing gear casing that comprises a longitudinal box with walls defining an inner housing ( | 07-15-2010 |
20100176239 | DEVICE FOR MOUNTING AN AIRCRAFT TURBOPROP ENGINE COMPRISING HYDRAULIC ATTACHMENTS - An engine unit for an aircraft including a turboprop engine and its device for mounting on to a wing surface. The device includes a rigid structure and a mechanism for fastening the turboprop engine on to this structure. The fastening mechanism includes six mutually independent hydraulic systems, each one exclusively dedicated to the transfer, to the rigid structure, of efforts exerted respectively according to one of the six degrees of freedom of movement. Each hydraulic system includes at least one hydraulic jack with a piston attached to one of the two elements, i.e. either the turboprop engine or the rigid structure, together with a cylinder housing the piston and attached to the other of the two elements. | 07-15-2010 |
20100170992 | CONVEYOR DEVICE INTENDED IN PARTICULAR FOR LUGGAGE IN AN AIRCRAFT HOLD - A device intended for a hold that can receive containers and luggage simultaneously. The hold includes a freight loading system including rollers defining a rolling surface on which a container can move with the movement of the rollers. The device includes a unit including conveyor belts disposed longitudinally in the hold one after the other such as to extend over at least part of the length of the hold. Each conveyor belt includes an upper section configured to receive an object to be moved and each conveyor belt can move between a first raised position in which the upper section of the belt is located above the rolling surface defined by the rollers of the freight loading system and a second position in which the upper section of the belt is located below the rolling surface. | 07-08-2010 |
20100170986 | AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL ELEMENT LOCATED AT THE INTERFACE BETWEEN A WING AND THE FUSELAGE - An aircraft structural element situated at an interface between a wing and the fuselage, and including a web and profiled elements flanking the web. At least one the profiled element includes a flat part positioned without overlap in the continuation of a flat part of the web and connected thereto by a welded butt joint using friction stir welding. | 07-08-2010 |
20100170984 | ENGINE ASSEMBLY FOR AIRCRAFT WITH SLIDING NANCELLE - An aircraft engine assembly including a turbojet, a turbojet attachment pylon, and a nacelle mounted on the attachment pylon and surrounding the turbojet. The nacelle includes at least one mobile nacelle portion forming a single piece envelope all around a section of the turbojet, this mobile nacelle portion being mounted free to slide on the attachment pylon so that it can be moved from the forward position in the aft direction, and vice versa. | 07-08-2010 |
20100170981 | ENERGY STORAGE AERODYNAMIC BRAKING DEVICE AND METHOD - In order to generate an efficient aerodynamic braking force, whatever the speed of a vehicle such as an airplane flying in the air, the method includes a step for the production of energy by the vehicle, a step of storage of the energy produced and a step of utilisation of such energy to drive a propeller which generates a force opposing the forward motion of the vehicle. Energy is produced by using the displacement of the vehicle with respect to air using a propeller driving a generator, or using the displacement with respect to the ground, using wheels driving a generator, or using generators driven by motors of the vehicle. The energy can be stored in the pneumatic, electric or kinetic form and the generation and driving means are selected according to the technology used for the storage means. | 07-08-2010 |
20100170980 | ENGINE MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR AIRCRAFT WITH A REAR ENGINE ATTACHMENT BEAM FORMING A SPREADER BEAM - An engine mounting structure for an engine aircraft including a rigid structure forming a caisson, together with an engine mounting system mounted on the structure, and a rear engine attachment, including an attachment strut to which is connected at least one shackle, to be connected to the engine. The engine mounting system includes a system for transmitting thrust efforts generated by the engine, including two lateral connecting rods connected to a spreader beam mounted in articulated fashion relative to the caisson. The attachment strut constitutes the spreader beam, wherein the body is mounted in articulated fashion relative to the caisson using an articulated shaft system. | 07-08-2010 |
20100152954 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUTOMATING PROCEDURES FOR VERIFYING EQUIPMENT IN AN AIRCRAFT - The object of the invention is a method and a device for testing or evaluating the configuration of an equipment item in an aircraft comprising an on-board information system having a highly secured part and a less secured part, the less secured part comprising a network interface capable of exchanging data with an external information system, the secured part comprising a maintenance function. After at least one command to test or evaluate the configuration of the equipment item has been received ( | 06-17-2010 |
20100147997 | AIRCRAFT ENGINE ATTACHMENT PYLON HAVING A REAR ENGINE ATTACHMENT PROVIDED WITH A SELF-LOCKING NUT - An aircraft engine attachment pylon including a rigid structure forming a caisson, and a rear engine attachment including an attachment body and at least one lateral fitting arranged on either side of the caisson. Each fitting includes a first portion pierced by first assembly holes enabling it to be fixed to the caisson, and a second portion defining a fixing surface of the body. The second portion includes a housing orifice receiving a self-locking nut cooperating with a screw supported against the body and, in transversal section, an axis of the screw passes through the first holes. | 06-17-2010 |
20100147995 | AIRCRAFT UNDERCARRIAGE WITH MOTORIZATION AND TRANSMISSION - The aircraft includes an undercarriage having an upper portion, at least one wheel for running on the ground, and a shock absorber connecting the wheel to the upper portion. The aircraft also includes a motor for driving the wheel, the motor being rigidly fastened to the upper portion. | 06-17-2010 |
20100145553 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SHARING DATA BETWEEN ON-BOARD SYSTEMS IN AN AIRCRAFT - The object of the invention is in particular a method and a device for exchanging data between a technical management system of an aircraft and a mission management system of the said aircraft, in order to permit one of the said systems to determine the consequences of an event detected in the other of the said systems. After at least one event has been detected ( | 06-10-2010 |
20100140396 | AIRCRAFT HOLD AND AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A HOLD - A device for keeping objects, especially luggage, in an aircraft hold, the device including a flexible partition and at least one winding mechanism. The flexible partition is mounted on the winding mechanism such that it can be both wound onto the winding mechanism or unwound from the winding mechanism. The flexible partition includes an attaching mechanism that operates with a complementary mechanism to maintain the flexible partition in an unwound position. | 06-10-2010 |
20100133376 | AIRCRAFT ENGINE MOUNTING PYLON COMPRISING A TAPERED SHIM TO SECURE THE FORWARD ENGINE ATTACHMENT - A mounting pylon for an aircraft engine. The pylon includes a rigid structure forming a box including an inclined lower spar and an upper spar, and an engine mounting system mounted fixedly on the structure and including a forward attachment including an attachment body including a horizontal securing surface lying flat against a horizontal securing surface of the rigid structure. The horizontal securing surface of the rigid structure is defined by a tapered shim mounted on the inclined lower spar, externally relative to the box. | 06-03-2010 |
20100127118 | DEVICE FOR ATTACHING AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SUCH DEVICE - An attachment device for an aircraft engine that includes a rigid structure and an attachment mechanism of the engine to the rigid structure. The attachment mechanism includes a device reacting to thrust forces generated by the engine, the reacting device including two link rods mechanically connected to a balance beam at a rear end by a first mechanical connection, a main fitting fixed to the rigid structure to which the balance beam is mechanically connected, and two additional fittings fixed to the rigid structure to which the link rods are mechanically connected with play. The mechanical connections between the balance beam and the main fitting and between the link rods and the additional fittings each include a pin orthogonal to a mid-plane of transmission of the forces. | 05-27-2010 |
20100127117 | ATTACHMENT PYLON FOR AIRCRAFT HAVING A REAR ENGINE ATTACHMENT BEAM OFFSET FROM THE CAISSON - An engine attachment pylon for an aircraft including an intermediate piece interposed between a crossbar support and a rigid caisson, a first shear slug passing through a first interface fixing plane between the piece and the caisson, and a second shear slug passing through a second interface fixing plane between the piece and the support. Also, in side elevation, the intersection point between an axis of the pin and the plane, as well as the intersection point between an axis of the pin and the plane, are located on the common axis of two lateral thrust force collection connecting rods articulated on the crossbar. | 05-27-2010 |
20100116939 | AIRCRAFT APPLYING MULTISYSTEM CONNECTION DEVICES - An aircraft including a cabin, on at least one wall of which are attached first portions of plural multisystem connection devices, each device including a male portion or plug and a female portion or socket capable of fitting into each other. Each male and female portion includes: a first mechanism connecting to a liquid or gas supply of the aircraft; and a second mechanism connecting to a supply of electricity and/or electric signals of the aircraft. | 05-13-2010 |
20100116926 | DEVICE FOR ATTACHING AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SUCH DEVICE - A device for attaching an aircraft engine including a thrust force take-up device that includes a main fitting to be fixed to an engine mounting beam fixed to a box structure, an additional fitting fixed to the main fitting, and two load reacting link rods connected to the main fitting by a balance beam, each of the link rods being connected to the balance beam by a first longitudinal end by a first mechanical connection that has at least one axis of rotation, each of the link rods being connected to the additional fitting by a second longitudinal end by a second mechanical connection that has at least one axis of rotation, the second mechanical connection having play, the first and second mechanical connections having at least one axis of rotation in common. | 05-13-2010 |
20100114491 | ACTIVATION-DEACTIVATION PROCESS ON THE GROUND FOR AN AIRCRAFT TRAFFIC ALERT AND COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM - An aircraft is equipped with a traffic alert and collision avoidance system. This system includes an interrogating function to interrogate a transponder on-board another aircraft. The interrogating function is activated when the aircraft is on the ground and is located below a distance threshold in relation to a take-off/landing runway. The interrogating function is deactivated when the aircraft is on the ground and one of the two following conditions is met: (i) there is no take-off/landing runway with respect to which the aircraft is located below a distance threshold greater than the distance threshold first mentioned, and (ii) after a wait time following activation, there is no take-off/landing runway with respect to which the aircraft is located below a distance threshold at least equal to the distance threshold first mentioned. | 05-06-2010 |
20100108808 | SYSTEM FOR FIXING - This system makes it possible to join a substantially flat base of an element to be fixed to a top plate ( | 05-06-2010 |
20100108805 | Aircraft Landing Gear Provided With At Least One Noise Reducing Means - The invention relates to a landing gear including a noise reducing means ( | 05-06-2010 |
20100107597 | Method for Reducing Sound Output at the Back of a Turbo Engine and Turbo Engine Improved By This Method - The invention relates to a method for reducing the noise missions from the rear of a turbo engine, and a turbo engine improved by said method. According to the invention, the nozzle for the cold flow ( | 05-06-2010 |
20100105329 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A PORTABLE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND ITEMS OF AVIONICS EQUIPMENT - The device for communication between a portable computer system ( | 04-29-2010 |
20100102165 | Method for Improving the Performance of an Aircraft - According to the invention, the nose cone ( | 04-29-2010 |
20100100887 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ENCAPSULATING APPLICATIONS IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT - The object of the invention is in particular a device for execution of applications ( | 04-22-2010 |
20100100875 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING CONFIGURATION REPORTS - The method for processing of at least one software configuration report for a data-processing equipment item comprises, for each equipment item:
| 04-22-2010 |
20100100745 | METHOD OF COMMUNICATING A DIGITAL SIGNATURE TO CERTIFY A TRANSMISSION, ASSOCIATED SYSTEM AND AIRCRAFT - This invention relates to a communication method intended to ensure the receipt of digital data by at least one remote entity, and an associated system, in particular in the context of data transfer with an aircraft. | 04-22-2010 |
20100100286 | ON-BOARD AERONAUTICAL SYSTEM WITH DYNAMIC RECONFIGURATION, ASSOCIATED METHOD AND AIRCRAFT CARRYING SUCH A SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an on-board aeronautic system intended to be dynamically reconfigured, especially an on-board information system, and to an associated method as well as to an aircraft comprising such a system. | 04-22-2010 |
20100100262 | Method and Device for the Energy Protection of an Aircraft - According to the invention, an aircraft speed threshold is computed in order to calculate a total power to apply to aircraft engines. When conditions of activation are fulfilled, the current individual power of each aircraft engine in operation controlled by a protection function is gradually modified. | 04-22-2010 |
20100100261 | Method and Device of Terrain Avoidance for an Aircraft - According to the invention, an altitude profile (PA) representative of the terrain overflown by the aircraft (AC) is established, and then an altitude limit curve (C) which comprises an intersection with said profile (PA) upon the engagement of a terrain avoidance maneuver is determined. As soon as there is no longer any intersection of the limit curve (C) with the altitude profile (PA), said terrain avoidance maneuver is interrupted. | 04-22-2010 |
20100098243 | METHOD OF OPERATING AN ITEM OF ON-BOARD EQUIPMENT, ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING SUCH EQUIPMENT - The present invention relates to equipment items ( | 04-22-2010 |
20100094488 | PROCESS FOR VERIFYING THE COHERENCE BETWEEN AIRCRAFT TAKE-OFF PARAMETERS AND AN AVAILABLE RUNWAY LENGTH - A method for verifying the coherence of the takeoff parameters of an aircraft from an airport with an available runway length at the moment of takeoff comprises a step (E | 04-15-2010 |
20100090867 | Method and System for Meteorological Monitoring Aboard an Aircraft - A method and system for meteorological monitoring aboard an aircraft. | 04-15-2010 |
20100090056 | PYLON CAISSON ATTACHMENT ON A WING, GRIPPING A LATERAL PANEL OF THE CAISSON - An aircraft assembly including a wing element and an attachment pylori of a turboengine, including a rigid structure forming a caisson defined externally by a first longeron, a second longeron, and two lateral panels. The assembly also includes an attachment mechanism of the structure on the wing element, fitted with two front attachments, each including two first fittings solid with the associated lateral panel. For each front attachment, the two first fittings are arranged respectively on either side of their associated lateral panel. | 04-15-2010 |
20100084118 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT ELECTRIC OR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - In a cooling system for the electrical or electronic equipment on board an aircraft, a heat transfer medium circulates through a main closed cooling circuit. A liquid coolant circulates through a secondary closed cooling circuit. A first heat exchanger makes it possible to transfer the heat from the heat transfer medium circulating through the main closed cooling circuit to the liquid coolant circulating through the secondary closed cooling circuit, by evaporation of the liquid coolant circulating through the secondary closed cooling circuit. A second heat exchanger makes possible the condensation of the liquid coolant circulating through the secondary closed cooling circuit. The second heat exchanger cools the liquid coolant by thermal coupling to the outside ambient air. | 04-08-2010 |
20100077046 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MANAGING MAINTENANCE INFORMATION IN AN AIRCRAFT - The invention in particular has as an object a method and a device for management of maintenance information items in an aircraft comprising a centralized maintenance system. After a maintenance message has been received ( | 03-25-2010 |
20100076686 | Method and Device for Limiting the Number of Alarms Generated by an Anti-Collision System on Board an Airplane - The invention relates to a method and device for limiting the number of alarms generated by an anticollision system on board an airplane according to which the duration of a phase of capture of a setpoint altitude by the airplane is adjusted so that a theoretical time for collision with an intruder aircraft is greater than a predetermined threshold, when the airplane is close to said setpoint altitude and air traffic exists in the environment of said airplane. | 03-25-2010 |
20100076626 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PREVENTING USELESS ALARMS GENERATED BY AN ANTI-COLLISION SYSTEM ON BOARD AN AIRPLANE - The invention describes a method and device for preventing useless alarms generated by an anticollision system on board an airplane and according to which the duration (dcap) of a phase of capture of a setpoint altitude (Zc) by the airplane is between a predetermined minimum execution deadline (dmin) and a predetermined maximum execution deadline (dmax). | 03-25-2010 |
20100073199 | Method for Monitoring the Flight of an Aircraft - A method for monitoring the flight of an aircraft consisting in triggering a warning representative of hazardous meteorological conditions liable to face the aircraft while the navigation screen is displaying the terrain-following information. | 03-25-2010 |
20100072324 | NACELLE FOR DOUBLE FLOW ENGINE - A nacelle for double-flow engine with a cowling and at least one thrust reverser, the thrust reverser having an internal door and an external door arranged in the cowling, and means for simultaneously shifting these doors between a stable retracted position in which the doors are integrated in the cowling and a stable deployed position in which the internal and external doors are positioned at least partially inside and outside of the nacelle, respectively, to deflect the secondary flow and to generate a thrust reversal. The means for simultaneously shifting the doors comprise an actuator, one extremity of which is linked to one of the doors to shift this door between the extreme positions, and at least one linkage element linked to the doors to pivot by its extremities, so that the shifting of the door entails the shifting of the other door between these extreme positions. | 03-25-2010 |
20100071881 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT ELECTRIC OR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A cooling system for cooling the electrical or electronic equipment on board an aircraft is equipped with a main closed circuit. A pump circulates a heat transfer medium through the main closed circuit. A main heat exchanger is thermally coupled with the heat transfer medium. A secondary heat exchanger allows direct thermal coupling of the heat transfer medium to air on the outside of the aircraft. A bypass valve located upstream from the secondary heat exchanger allows to block, at least partially, the circulation of the heat transfer medium towards the secondary heat exchanger. A bypass duct connects the bypass valve to a point on the main closed cooling circuit downstream from the secondary heat exchanger to bypass, at least partially, the heat transfer medium towards the main heat exchanger as a function of a setting of the bypass valve. | 03-25-2010 |
20100070115 | Method and Device for Aiding the Piloting of an Aircraft During a Landing - Method and device for aiding the piloting of an aircraft during a landing phase. | 03-18-2010 |
20100060730 | METHOD OF REGULATING A HARMONIZATION COMPENSATION BETWEEN VIDEO SENSOR AND HEAD UP DISPLAY DEVICE, AND CORRESPONDING DEVICES - The invention relates to a method for adjustment of a harmonization compensation applied to alleviate a discrepancy of conformity between a video image transmitted by a video transducer ( | 03-11-2010 |
20100060636 | METHOD AND DEVICES FOR MODELING TEMPLATES OR STENCILS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS WITH NON-DEVELOPABLE SURFACES AND FOR ASSISTING THE TRANSFER OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL MOTIFS ONTO THOSE OBJECTS - The purpose of the method and the devices of the present invention is to assist the transfer of two-dimensional patterns onto three-dimensional objects having non developable surfaces using a modelling ( | 03-11-2010 |
20100051744 | ENGINE PYLON FOR THE SUSPENSION OF A TURBO ENGINE UNDER AN AIRCRAFT WING - According to the invention, the engine pylon for the suspension of a turbo engine under an aircraft wing is such that the trailing edge of the rear lower part of the engine pylon is shifted toward the root of the wing. | 03-04-2010 |
20100051743 | REAR LOWER AERODYNAMIC FAIRING FOR THE ATTACHMENT DEVICE OF AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE - A rear lower aerodynamic fairing for an attachment device for an aircraft engine, including two side panels assembled together with transverse stiffening inner ribs spaced apart from each other along a longitudinal direction of the fairing, and a heat protection floor to be closely followed by a primary flow of the engine. The floor includes plural floor segments distributed along the direction and non-rigidly bound to each other, and the fairing further includes an assembling mechanism assembling the floor segments, offsetting the latter of the ribs to which are connected the assembling mechanism. | 03-04-2010 |
20100049409 | INTERACTIVE DEVICE FOR CONTROL OF UTILITY SYSTEMS IN AN AIRCRAFT - The object of the invention is in particular a device for control of a plurality of support subsystems in an aircraft. This device comprises filtering means capable of determining at least one command associated with at least one support subsystem of the said plurality of support subsystems according to at least one context parameter, and means for displaying at least one representation ( | 02-25-2010 |
20100049380 | METHOD AND SUPPORT DEVICE FOR AIDING IN THE PREPARATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT - The invention in particular has as its object a method and a device for an operating center for aiding in the preparation and management of missions of an aircraft. After a plurality of digital data has been received ( | 02-25-2010 |
20100049379 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASSISTING IN THE DIAGNOSTIC AND IN THE DISPATCH DECISION OF AN AIRCRAFT - The invention has as its object in particular a method and a device for aiding in the diagnosis and in the decision on operation of an aircraft comprising means for detection of failures relating to the pieces of equipment thereof. After having received ( | 02-25-2010 |
20100049378 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASSISTING IN THE PREPARATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MISSIONS IN AN AIRCRAFT - The invention in particular has as its object a method and a device for an aircraft for aiding in the preparation and management of missions. After a plurality of digital data has been received ( | 02-25-2010 |
20100046235 | WINDOW, IN PARTICULAR A WINDOW FOR AN AIRCRAFT CABIN - Such a window is intended to be assembled over an opening ( | 02-25-2010 |
20100043194 | PROCESS FOR ASSEMBLING TWO ASSEMBLIES, SUCH AS AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE ASSEMBLIES - A process for assembling two assemblies, for example aircraft fuselage assemblies, using multiple fastening components. The process includes drilling of holes through an overlap zone, carried out using a drilling tool which passes through an associated centering hole made in a drilling grid fixed to this overlap zone, wherein the drilling tool includes a support mandrel and an expanding ring which fits onto the mandrel along a conical contact surface. A relative movement between the expanding ring and the mandrel is applied so that, following immobilization of the ring in the associated centering hole, displacement of the mandrel supported against the overlap zone is produced, through the centering hole and towards this overlap zone, to exert a pressure on the latter. | 02-25-2010 |
20100042272 | HYBRID ACARS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The invention concerns a communication system via ACARS messages intended to be placed onboard an aircraft, said system comprising a router ( | 02-18-2010 |
20100007562 | TUNEABLE ANTENNA FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY TESTS - An antenna for electromagnetic compatibility testing, that includes an upper plate and a lower plate having parallel longitudinal axes, maintained at a distance from each other, and mechanically connected to each other at each of their longitudinal ends by longitudinal plates. The upper and lower plates and longitudinal plates define a space. The upper and lower plates and the longitudinal plates are mounted so as to be capable of movement relative to each other to define a space having dimensions that can be modified, wherein the distance between the lower and upper plates can be modified and/or the length of the lower and upper plates can be modified. | 01-14-2010 |