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Optimized pitch and roll control apparatus for an aircraft

US10246178B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5References

20Claims

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Assignee

The Boeing Company · US

Inventors

Joseph E. Elliott · Shoreline, US
Andrew Sones · Chicago, US
John A. Standley · Seattle, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 7, 2016
Grant date	Apr 2, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 15, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64C13/28
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for controlling the pitch of an aircraft. The apparatus includes a horizontal control column extending from a control wheel horizontally towards a front wall of a cockpit. A pitch output link is connected to a downstream pitch control mechanism to transfer a force applied at the pitch output link to the downstream pitch control mechanism. A transfer assembly is connected to the horizontal control column and to the pitch output link. The transfer assembly translates a horizontal force applied to the horizontal control column to the pitch output link to provide the force applied to the downstream pitch control mechanism.

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