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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2018
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Steve G. Mackin, Bellevue, WA (US);
Christopher T. Jasklowski, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 25/42 (2006.01); B60T 1/14 (2006.01); B64D 29/06 (2006.01); B64D 17/80 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 25/42 (2013.01); B64D 17/80 (2013.01); B64D 29/06 (2013.01); B60T 1/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
Braking systems for aircraft are disclosed. An example braking system includes a brake pad movably coupled to a lower section of a fuselage of the aircraft. The brake pad is movable between a stowed position and a deployed position. An actuator is configured to deploy the brake pad from the fuselage during an emergency braking event. The brake pad to engage a surface of a runway and increase frictional force to reduce a speed of the aircraft during the emergency braking event.