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Aircraft steering angle warning system

  • US 8,094,042 B2
  • Filed: 02/23/2007
  • Issued: 01/10/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A steering angle warning system comprising a rotation-measuring unit completely located on an aircraft, the rotation-measuring unit being arranged to output a first signal dependent on the steering angle between a nose landing gear of the aircraft and the longitudinal axis of the aircraft fuselage, and an alarm unit arranged to generate an alarm, for the purpose of preventing damage to the nose landing gear, the alarm being generated in dependence on the first signal, when the steering angle is greater than a predetermined value, wherein the predetermined value is close or equal to an angle beyond which there is significant risk of damage occurring to the nose landing gear.

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