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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 1985
Filed:
Jul. 22, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Harry D Shannon, Houma, LA (US);
William P Lutts, Richardson, TX (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
340960 ; 7317 / ; 244101 ; 244105 ;
Abstract
An apparatus is provided for an amphibious aircraft which also has retractable landing gear. The apparatus senses changes in aircraft speed indicative of an imminent landing or a takeoff and prompts the pilot to verify that the landing gear is in a position compatible with the type of surface, land or water, chosen for landing.