Airbus Operations Gmbh

Claverham Limited

George Edmond

Thomas Monaghan

Philip Dickinson

Robert Case

Rhona Whitlock

John Monteith

Pawel Kwasniewski

Derek Paul Baron

Paul Bowles

Michael Dawson

Simon Ennor

Robert L J Thompson

Robert R L Thompson

Nicholas Siangolis

Jonathan Robins

Stephen Wyatt

A rotary seal comprises a seal element comprising a disc-shaped body having a first axial side and an opposed second axial side. The seal element further comprises a radially inner central circular opening for receiving a rotary shaft, the opening having an inner periphery for sealing engagement with the shaft. A radially outer rim portion of the seal element comprises an axially facing annular sealing surface provided on the first axial side for sealing engagement in use with an opposed axially facing sealing surface of an adjacent first static housing and an axially facing pocket provided on the second axial side and having an axially facing surface for receiving, in use, an annular elastomeric biasing element. At least one drainage passage is formed through the outer rim portion from an inlet on the second axial side to an outlet on a radially outer portion of the rim portion.

Seal

A metering apparatus for determining a characteristic of a fluid, such as the volumetric flow rate, flowing through a non-linear section of a pipe is disclosed having a first strain gauge mountable to the non-linear section of the pipe offset from the bending neutral axis of the non-linear section of the pipe, to detect a bending force on the non-linear section of the pipe induced by the inertia of the fluid flowing through the pipe. A second strain gauge is mountable to the pipe disposed on the bending neutral axis of the non-linear section of the pipe, to detect at least one of the hoop strains, longitudinal strains and radial strains imparted on the pipe by the pressure of the fluid flowing through the pipe. A controller is configured to determine the mass flow rate of fluid flowing through the pipe based on the bending force determined by the first strain gauge and the at least one of the hoop strains, longitudinal strains and radial strains determined by the second strain gauge.

Metering apparatus for and method of determining a characteristic of a fluid flowing through a pipe

A glazing unit is provided in which a two part bush is provided such that relative movement between a fastener, a glazing component and a wing skin is permitted, thus avoiding stress concentrations and lowering risk of damage in use.

Aircraft glazing attachment

A wingtip fin of an aircraft comprising an upstanding fin body, the fin body having an inboard face and an outboard face and a recess defined there within, a display screen assembly in the recess in the fin body, the display screen assembly comprising a translucent face, substantially flush with and forming at least part of the inboard face or the outboard face of the fin body, and a display screen arranged in the recess such that images displayed on the display screen are visible through the translucent face.

Wingtip fin of an aircraft

A wing tip device has a lighting device arranged to project from a spanwise portion onto a substantially vertical portion of the wing tip device.

Aircraft lighting device

A wingtip fin of an aircraft comprising an upstanding fin body, the fin body having an inboard face and an outboard face, a sign assembly in the fin body, the assembly comprising a translucent, graphic bearing face, substantially flush with and forming at least part of the inboard face or the outboard face of the fin body, a recess in the fin body behind the graphic-bearing face, and a light source arranged in the recess to illuminate the graphic-bearing face from inside the fin body.

A clamp block assembly for securing hydraulic pipes, the clamp block assembly comprising one or more unitary clamp blocks of deformable material each having a through hole for receiving a respective pipe, and a clamp adapted to apply a predetermined load around the clamp block(s).

Clamp block assembly

The present invention is concerned with a modular lighting system having a casing containing a lamp, as well as its power and control circuits fitted within a wing and a flush fitting glazing unit.

Integrated wing light

An aircraft glazing component is provided having at least a partially transparent body and a visual wear indicator positioned on or in the body which indicator is configured such that a predetermined amount of erosion on the body changes the appearance of the indicator.

Glazing erosion indicator

A cable raceway assembly is provided having channel sections with protrusions and clamp insertable with recesses engageable with the protrusions provide a snap-fit ratchet-type engagement.

Cable raceway

An aircraft wingtip device comprises illumination means arranged to project light onto interior and exterior surfaces of the wingtip device.

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Yatton, United Kingdom

George Edmond