Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus for increasing the visibility of an aircraft winglet
- Patent Title (中): 用于增加飞机小翼的可视性的装置
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Application No.: US13714893Application Date: 2012-12-14
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Publication No.: US08935987B2Publication Date: 2015-01-20
- Inventor: John W. Edwards , Alexander Christopher Edwards , Perry Keith Jones
- Applicant: Aviation Applications Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MT Billings
- Assignee: Aviation Applications Corporation
- Current Assignee: Aviation Applications Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MT Billings
- Agent Antoinette M. Tease
- Main IPC: B64D45/00
- IPC: B64D45/00 ; B64D47/00 ; G01D13/00

Abstract:
An apparatus for increasing the visibility of an aircraft winglet comprising a saddle piece configured to fit on top of a winglet, the saddle piece comprising a horizontal strap configured to fit around a trailing edge of the winglet, an anchor member comprising a horizontal strap configured to fit around a trailing edge of the winglet, and an adjustable strap connecting the saddle piece to the anchor member. The anchor member is situated on the winglet a certain distance below the saddle piece, and the adjustable strap adjusts the vertical distance between the saddle piece and the anchor member.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140165902A1 APPARATUS FOR INCREASING THE VISIBILITY OF AN AIRCRAFT WINGLET Public/Granted day:2014-06-19
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