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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2021
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Evan Butler Bennett, Fort Worth, TX (US);
George Ryan Decker, Loveland, CO (US);
Thomas Earl Johnson, Dallas, TX (US);
TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC., Providence, RI (US);
Abstract
Embodiments are directed to a tiltrotor aircraft having a wing, a proprotor pivotably mounted on the wing, and a downstop striker attached to the proprotor using a load pin, wherein the load pin is configured to generate an output signal representing a force between the proprotor and the wing. A downstop mounted on the wing is aligned to be in contact with the downstop striker when the proprotor is in a horizontal position. A conversion actuator moves the proprotor between a horizontal position and vertical position. A flight control computer is coupled to the output signal from the load pin and configured to control the conversion actuator, wherein the flight control computer is configured to cause the conversion actuator to increase the force if the force is less than a first selected preload value or to decrease the force if the force is greater than a second selected preload value.