Aviation equipment protection system
OwnerRoy Eliasoninventor
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Abstract
A method of protecting aviation equipment. An aircraft is provided having an engine attached thereto. The engine has an engine inlet, a nose cone and a nozzle. The nose cone is operably mounted to the engine. The nozzle is mounted to the nose cone. An object in proximity to the engine inlet is sensed with a sensor. In response to sensing the object, the nose cone is moved from a retracted position to an extended position. In response to sensing the object, tubing provides a liquid to the nozzle and the liquid is emitted from the nozzle.
Claims20
A method of protecting aviation equipment comprising:
- providing an aircraft having an engine attached thereto, wherein the engine comprises an engine inlet, a nose cone and a nozzle, wherein the nose cone is operably mounted to the engine and wherein the nozzle is mounted to the nose cone;
- sensing an object in proximity to the engine inlet with a sensor;
- in response to sensing the object, moving the nose cone from a retracted position to an extended position;
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- in response to sensing the object, using tubing to provide a liquid to the nozzle and emitting the liquid from the nozzle.
The method of protecting aviation equipment of claim 11, wherein the air permeable water curtain substantially surrounds the engine inlet.
An aviation equipment protection system comprising:
- an aircraft having an engine attached thereto, wherein the engine comprises:
- an engine inlet;
- a nose cone operably mounted to the engine for movement between a retracted position and an extended position;
- a nozzle mounted to the nose cone;
- and
- tubing operably connected to the nozzle for delivering a liquid to the nozzle;
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- a sensor that is capable of operably controlling movement of the nose cone between the retracted position and the extended position and emission of liquid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.