Powered aircraft wheel design
AssigneeBorealis Technical Limited
InventorsScott Perkins, Isaiah W. Cox
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Abstract
A powered aircraft wheel is provided that is designed to include multiple wheel sections configured to define a cavity within the wheel and to support completely within the wheel cavity an onboard non-engine drive means controllable to move an aircraft autonomously without reliance on aircraft engines during taxi and ground travel. Each part of the powered wheel may be constructed of a material specifically selected to emphasize a functional property of the material that is optimal for the function of the wheel part at a specific location. The selected combination of functionally distinct materials gives the powered aircraft wheel a unique optimal structural and functional capability.
Claims16
A powered aircraft wheel constructed for optimal performance comprising, in an aircraft landing gear with one or more wheels equipped with onboard non-engine drive means controllable to power an aircraft landing gear wheel and move an aircraft on a ground surface during ground travel, a multiple part wheel structure configured to support said onboard drive means within a cavity defined by said wheel structure, wherein said wheel structure comprises at least a first wheel section formed of a first material selected to emphasize a first functional property and a second wheel section formed of a second material selected to emphasize a second functional property different from said first functional property.
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