Textron Innovations Inc.

Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.

Peter M Shultz

Carlos Alexander Fenny

Jeremy Robert Chavez

Daniel Wesley Rowe

Thomas Kurt Schneider

Mark Howard Thomson

Todd Walker

Sam Arjunan

David W King

In an embodiment, a method includes: collecting usage and maintenance data for a rotorcraft at a computer of the rotorcraft; sending the usage and maintenance data to a fleet management server; generating individualized equipment data for the rotorcraft according to the usage and maintenance data at the fleet management server, the individualized equipment data including a lightweight digital representation of the rotorcraft and technical publications for the rotorcraft, the lightweight digital representation including mesh-based 3D visualizations of each component of the rotorcraft, the technical publications having views referencing the mesh-based 3D visualizations; sending the individualized equipment data to the computer of the rotorcraft; and persisting the individualized equipment data at the computer of the rotorcraft.

System and method for maintaining and configuring rotorcraft

A mechanical flight control system for a rotary-wing aircraft is disclosed. The flight control system comprises an upstream portion, a downstream portion, and an assembly for connecting the upstream portion to the downstream portion. The assembly may comprise dual concentric valve actuators and/or a variety of system load limiting features.

Mechanical flight control auxiliary power assist system

A mechanical flight control system for a rotary-wing aircraft is disclosed. The flight control system comprises an upstream portion, a downstream portion, and a booster means for connecting the upstream portion to the downstream portion. The booster means may comprise dual concentric valve actuators and/or a variety of system load limiting features.

A tiltrotor aircraft ( ) has a multi-mode tiltrotor nacelle control system with integrated envelope protection ( ). The tiltrotor aircraft ( ) has a fuselage ( ), a tail section ( ), a left wing member ( ), a right wing member ( ), a right engine nacelle ( ), a left engine nacelle ( ), a left proprotor ( ), and a right proprotor ( ). Activation of the nacelle control system causes preselected rotational movement of the tiltrotor assembly.

Multi-mode tiltrotor nacelle control system with integrated envelope protection

A variable gradient control stick force feel adjustment system for use in aircraft is disclosed. A gradient actuator is operationally coupled to at least one spring cartridge assembly in order to move the pivot point of the spring cartridge assembly with respect to the aircraft's directional hardware so that the tension of at least one manual control stick onboard the aircraft can be adjusted. At least one operational parameter input is provided to the gradient actuator from at least one of the aircraft's onboard control devices in order to effect a change in pivot point for the spring cartridge assembly.

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North Richland Hills, TX, United States of America

Peter M Shultz