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公开(公告)号:US20220414681A1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-29
申请号:US17886677
申请日:2022-08-12
申请人: C KIRK NANCE
发明人: C KIRK NANCE
摘要: An aircraft operation method of providing weight and center of gravity information is used to dispatch the aircraft. The aircraft has telescoping landing gear struts and strut seals that interfere with the free movement of the strut. An event trigger generated manually or automatically by an activation device triggers measurement and recording of internal strut pressure for a period of time. The recorded pressure measurements are transmitted to a first off-aircraft computer, which determines the total weight and center of gravity of the aircraft and provides the information to an operator of the aircraft.
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公开(公告)号:US20180188102A1
公开(公告)日:2018-07-05
申请号:US15388440
申请日:2016-12-22
申请人: C KIRK NANCE
发明人: C KIRK NANCE
IPC分类号: G01G19/07
CPC分类号: G01G19/07
摘要: A method for validating or invalidating the computed weight of an aircraft, where the computed weight of the aircraft is determined by compiling various weight assumptions added to a known empty weight of the aircraft. The method measures the aircraft center of gravity, determines the percentage of computed weight supported by the combined main landing gear struts, and using a database such as a look-up table to validate if the percentage of computed weight is determined within a reasonable range to the measured load on the combined main landing gear struts. Sensors are attached to the landing gear struts, so to measure and monitor aircraft loads and center of gravity without measuring the aircraft weight.
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公开(公告)号:US20190385174A1
公开(公告)日:2019-12-19
申请号:US16552383
申请日:2019-08-27
申请人: C KIRK NANCE
发明人: C KIRK NANCE
摘要: An aircraft operation method of providing weight and center of gravity information is used to dispatch the aircraft. The aircraft has telescoping landing gear struts and strut seals that interfere with the free movement of the strut. An event trigger signaling departure is detected from aircraft operations at a loading area. Internal strut pressure is measured and recorded upon detection for a period of time as the aircraft moves away. The recorded pressure measurements are transmitted to a first off-aircraft computer, which determines the total weight and center of gravity of the aircraft and provides the information to an operator of the aircraft.
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公开(公告)号:US20190049287A1
公开(公告)日:2019-02-14
申请号:US16160483
申请日:2018-10-15
申请人: C KIRK NANCE
发明人: C KIRK NANCE
IPC分类号: G01G19/414 , G01G19/10 , B64F5/60
摘要: A method for validating or invalidating the computed weight of an aircraft, where the computed weight of the aircraft is determined by compiling various weight assumptions added to a known empty weight of the aircraft. The method measures the aircraft center of gravity, determines the percentage of computed weight supported by the combined main landing gear struts and the nose landing gear strut, and using a database such as a look-up table to validate if the percentage of computed weight is determined within a reasonable range to the measured load on the combined main landing gear struts and the nose landing gear strut. Sensors are attached to the landing gear struts, so to measure and monitor aircraft and center of gravity without measuring the aircraft weight.
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