Aeronautics and astronautics – Aircraft structure – Passenger or cargo loading or discharging
Patent
1994-09-15
1996-03-19
Kashnikow, Andres
Aeronautics and astronautics
Aircraft structure
Passenger or cargo loading or discharging
2441371, 2441181, 244 2, 244 3, B64D 112
Patent
active
054997852
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for automatically jettisoning cargo carried by a dual-point suspension system when a suspension system failure is detected. Three conditions must be satisfied before a load is jettisoned. The average value of the load and an instantaneous value of the load on a hook must have fallen below a threshold value (zero load condition). A threshold amount of the load must have shifted from one hook to the other (dynamic load split condition). A threshold amount of an initial hook load must have been lost within a short period of time (rapid rate-of-decrease condition). For all three conditions, the threshold amount or value is adaptively set based on the actual load carried by the dual-point suspension. If all three conditions are satisfied for either the forward or the aft hook, the cargo is jettisoned. Additionally, a fourth condition that detects whether a structural limit of a hook has been exceeded is evaluated. If the structural limit has been exceeded, the load is jettisoned.
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Culp James D.
Miller David G.
Roberts James P.
Sarsfield Martin R.
Dinh Tien
Kashnikow Andres
The Boeing Company
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