Wing flap sensor unit
AssigneeDiehl Aerospace GmbH
InventorsBenno Petersen, Wolfgang Kummle
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Abstract
A wing flap sensor unit (2) having a position sensor (18) for detection of a rotation position of a shaft for operation of wing flaps and having a housing (4) which surrounds the position sensor (18), having an attachment component (20, 22) for attachment in an aircraft wing and having a connecting point (24) for an electrical connector of the position sensor (18). Hereby, the housing (4) is at least partially manufactured from titanium using a precision-casting method. The titanium precision-casting method makes it possible to achieve a particularly robust and lightweight housing.
Claims9
A wing flap sensor unit having a position sensor for detection of a rotational position of a shaft for operation of wing flaps, including:
- a housing which surrounds the position sensor, and
- an attachment means for attachment in an aircraft wing and providing a connecting point for an electrical connector of the position sensor,
- wherein the housing is at least partially manufactured from titanium by a precision-casting method.
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