Aviation speed brake assembly actuated by a pneumaticactuator
OwnerTimothy J. Schelhorninventor
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Abstract
An aviation speed brake assembly having a fuselage-conformal belly-mounted aviation speed brake panel and having a pilot controlled speed brake pneumatic actuator that a pilot may choose to energize to extend and to de-energize to retract said speed brake panel. The invention is particularly useful in effecting a modification of a preexisting experimental light sport aircraft that results in a more capable aircraft with improved low speed flight characteristics and improved airspeed deceleration capability.
Claims12
A speed brake assembly for mounting to a prior art experimental single engine high wing short takeoff and landing (STOL) capable aircraft comprising:
- a belly mounted forward-hinged speed brake panel operatively and selectively extended by a pneumatic actuator under the selective control of the pilot by means of a control switch connected to a selected pilot accessible upper portion of a flight control stick of said aircraft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.