Measuring and testing – Fluid flow direction – Relative to aircraft or watercraft
Reexamination Certificate
2011-05-10
2011-05-10
Allen, Andre J (Department: 2855)
Measuring and testing
Fluid flow direction
Relative to aircraft or watercraft
Reexamination Certificate
active
07938000
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a method and a measuring device for measuring and displaying the overlap between a rear edge of an aircraft wing and a front edge of a landing flap fixed thereto. In accordance with the invention, only the difference in the positions of the rear edge of the aircraft wing and the front edge of the landing flap relative to the longitudinal direction of the aircraft is determined. For this purpose, a first sensor is positioned, as a reference of sorts, at one of the two positions, for example at the rear edge of the aircraft wing, and the display is then reset to zero or to another reference value. By positioning the second sensor, which is also rigidly connected to the calliper, at the other respective position, for example at the front edge of the landing flap, the difference between the front edge of the landing flap relative to the rear edge of the aircraft wing is established. This value, which directly indicates the overlap value, can now be read directly from the display of the calliper.
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Airbus Operations GmbH
Allen Andre J
Jenkins Wilson Taylor & Hunt, P.A.
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