Aircraft wingtip antenna/sensor mount
OwnerLaurence Baroninventor
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Abstract
A first embodiment of a hollow wingtip device that can be selectively releasably connected to the wing of an aircraft is described herein. An interior of the hollow wingtip device comprises a compartment. A second embodiment of a hollow wingtip device is described comprising a compartment in an interior of the hollow wingtip device, an opening configured to provide access to the compartment and a cover for covering the opening. An aircraft comprising the hollow wingtip devices, a wing, and electrical equipment is also provided. Methods for providing a hollow wingtip device, and methods for installing electrical equipment on aircraft are also described.
Claims18
A hollow wingtip device for an aircraft, comprising:
- an interior of the hollow wingtip device that defines a compartment;
- wherein the hollow wingtip device is configured to be selectively releasably connected to a wing of the aircraft.
A hollow wingtip device for an aircraft, comprising:
- a compartment in an interior of the hollow wingtip device;
- an opening configured to provide access to the compartment;
- and
- a cover configured to cover the opening.
A method for providing a hollow wingtip device on an aircraft, the method comprising:
- releasably connecting the hollow wingtip device to a wing of the aircraft;
- wherein the hollow wingtip device comprises an interior that defines a compartment, the hollow wingtip device configured to be selectively releasably connected to the wing of the aircraft.
A method of installing electrical equipment on an aircraft, the method comprising:
- removing a fixed wingtip device from a wing of the aircraft;
- providing a hollow wingtip device comprising an interior that defines a compartment, the hollow wingtip device configured to be selectively releasably connected to the wing of the aircraft;
- installing the electrical equipment on the wing of the aircraft;
- and
- releasably connecting the hollow wingtip device to the wing of the aircraft such that the electrical equipment is within the compartment.
An aircraft comprising:
- a wing;
- a hollow wingtip device releasably connected to the wing, wherein the hollow wingtip device comprises an interior that defines a compartment, the hollow wingtip device configured to be selectively releasably connected to the wing of the aircraft;
- and
- electrical equipment positioned inside the compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.