United States Patent 11») Pati K USO06131055A [54] 175) (73) ru 22) (si) 152] [ss] [55] AIRCRAFT NON-NORMALIZED ANGLE-OF- ATTACK INDICATING SYSTEM Inventor: Nicholas J. M. Patrick, Houston, Tex ‘Assignee: ‘The Boeing Company, Seattle, Was. Appl. No. 09/209,348 Filed: Dee. 1, 1998 Int. CL? Goic 2400 us. cL. ‘ToL/6, TO1/14; 340974 Field of Search TOL, 14s 00973, 340974, 076; 73/17, 186) References Cited US, PATENT DOCUMENTS 2237306 41941 Hood rm 2352955 71944 Johaca 7318 23981/400 1980) Neshie 7378 Zos6.033 S961. Spencer 780 BSS7.311 6/1971. Haye, Je 75180, S146 M1971. Foster DW Srsst3 Dendy Basaso2 Sosa Bateman THT 386 66 Bateman ea 3027 Ru70890 7/197 Melvin 235/150.29 4027533 61077 Preto 73/88 ‘Soauiens Melia 3027 Sostors leche ayia 4.280250 10/1980 ‘Tensed ct 2H 4385101 11/1980 Hoadley e ai80 $2478 “YAO8L Miler a 3027 44300950 6/1983. Muller 044 $ae8961 9/1984 Bere 738) SS8K04 1088 Mosier says un) Patent Number: 6,131,055 [45] Date of Patent: Oct. 10, 2000 4.003017 21990 Woote sors soar S000 maine a 3eoswe Gotosts 000 Kelp ea sense Sousans Soot Ret etal senor Singin S091 Lambs Sous Primary Examiner—Michael J. Zapelli Attorney, Agent, or Firm-—lames P. Hamley 157) ABSTRACT. The present invention is directed to a non-normalized air- craft angle-of-attack indicating system. An angle-f-atack vane produces a signal «indicative of raw aircraft angle- ot-attack, A ptotstatie system (68) prodvees output sighals representative of aircraft static pressure and total pressure, P, and P,. respectively. The signals a’, P, and P, are fed 10 an air data computer (66) which correspondingly produces an aircraft sctval angle-oF-atack value & and a calculated “Mach sumber, M. Configuration sensors (80) produce oul- put signals representative of gear postion, g, fap position, £,and speed brake position, sb. The signals cy M, gad sb ave fed toa display computer (76). The display computer includes a submodule (90) which utilizes a lookup tble 10 determine a value of angl-of-attack stick shaker, from the values of M, g, f and sb. A second submodule (02) utilizes 9 Tookup table to produce a second angle-feattaek reference value from the values g, F and sb. The display computer (76) feels the ty py signals to an angle-of- altack indicator which includes a” pointer (102) which is moveable with respect toa fixed gauge (104), The signal is used to drive the pointer (102) to indicate the airerali's actual angle-oF-atack. Bug drivers are utilized to position the fist bug c,, and ihe second bug, cy at their appropriate Positions on the opposite side of the gtuge. 16 Claims, 4 Drawing Sheets