Conformal multi-function air-data probes
AssigneeRosemount Aerospace Inc.
InventorsChester M. Schwie, Rudy L. Pitera
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AssigneeRosemount Aerospace Inc.
InventorsChester M. Schwie, Rudy L. Pitera
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An air-data probe component includes an additively manufactured inner member. The inner member includes integrally formed, monolithic structures including a mandrel bulkhead defining a plurality of pneumatic chambers therein in fluid communication with an outer surface of the mandrel bulkhead through respective pressure ports, and a plurality of pneumatic tubes extending aft of the mandrel bulkhead along a probe axis, each in fluid communication with a respective one of the plurality of pneumatic chambers. An outer cover tip can be engaged about the mandrel bulkhead with a plurality of bores therethrough for fluid communication of outside air pressure into the plurality of pneumatic tubes through the outer cover tip. A forward surface of the outer cover tip can be flush, conformal, and continuous with an aerodynamic outer surface of an aircraft.
An air-data probe component comprising:
The air-data probe component as recited in claim 18, further comprising a data controller operatively connected to the plurality of internal sensors and configured to interface with an aircraft system to communicate multi-function air-data to the aircraft system.
An air data probe for use in an aircraft body that defines an aerodynamic outer surface comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.