Apparatus for locking aircraft controls
US5713539A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 28, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T70/5894
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for rigidly interlocking a control wheel and the rudder pedals of an aircraft is provided for securing the control surfaces of the aircraft operated by the control wheel and the rudder pedals in a stable position. The apparatus comprises a pair of control wheel retaining members rigidly connected to one end of a rod member in a spaced apart, parallel relationship with one another for retainingly engaging opposing radially extending portions of the control wheel and a pair of rudder pedal retaining members rigidly connected to one end of another rod member in a spaced apart, parallel relationship with one another for retainingly engaging a lever of each of the rudder pedals. The rod members are disposed in a telescoping relationship with respect to one another and are adjustably securable whereby the control wheel retaining members are rigidly locked in a selected position relative to the rudder pedal retaining members wherein the control wheel retaining members cooperate with the rudder pedal retaining members to secure the control wheel in a level position, the control column in an inward position, and the rudder pedals in a neutral or centered position.
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