CHARLES THOMAS COLEMAN
Pilots in Mojave, CA
License number
California A2519575
Issued Date
Aug 2016
Expiration Date
Aug 2017
Category
Airmen
Type
Authorized Aircraft Instructor
Address
Address
PO Box 1073, Mojave, CA 93502
Professional information
Composite Flight Control Cables
US Patent:
2010001, Jan 28, 2010
Filed:
Jul 23, 2009
Appl. No.:
12/508454
Inventors:
Curtiss Drew Carter - Mojave CA, US
Charles Thomas Coleman - Mojave CA, US
Robert Joseph Morgan - Mojave CA, US
Charles Thomas Coleman - Mojave CA, US
Robert Joseph Morgan - Mojave CA, US
Assignee:
TSC, LLC - New York NY
International Classification:
B64C 13/30, D07B 5/00, F16C 1/20
US Classification:
244 993, 427177, 745025
Abstract:
A flight control system includes carbon fiber pull rods to substitute in whole or in part for conventional steel cables. The stretch and thermal expansion issues associated with composite cables are minimal, making them much better for the very long flight-control runs on large aircraft and spacecraft, and also on aircraft and spacecraft operating though a wide range of temperatures during flight. In a preferred embodiment, the carbon fiber pull rods are manufactured by winding a resin-impregnated carbon tow around a pair of bobbins, one of which is fixed and one of which is rotatably mounted. When the second bobbin is rotated, the windings are twisted to form the carbon fiber pull rod, which is then cured to complete the manufacturing process.