Claims
- 1. In combination in an aircraft having an automatic braking system and nose wheels:
- pilot selectable switching means for commanding a level of deceleration upon landing of the aircraft;
- second means for detecting aircraft nose wheel contact with a runway surface; and,
- third means responsive to said second means for commanding a level of deceleration less than the level selected by said pilot selectable switching means when the aircraft nose wheels are not in contact with the runway surface and providing said pilot commanded level of deceleration when the aircraft nose wheels are in contact with the runway surface.
- 2. The invention according to claim 1 wherein said third means provides said deceleration level less than the commanded level selected by said pilot selectable switching means when the highest command level provided by said pilot selectable switching means is selected.
- 3. The invention according to claim 1 wherein said level of deceleration less than the level selected by said pilot selectable switching means is a lesser selectable command level selectable by said pilot selectable switching means than the selected command level.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of my application Ser. No. 632,113 filed Nov. 14, 1975 now abandoned which is a continuation-in-part of my application Ser. No. 477,244 filed June 7, 1974, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,920,282 which is a divisional of my application Ser. No. 394,890 filed Sept. 6, 1973, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,917,356.
US Referenced Citations (1)
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3856365 |
Steigerwald et al. |
Dec 1974 |
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Divisions (1)
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394890 |
Sep 1973 |
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Continuation in Parts (2)
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632113 |
Nov 1975 |
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477244 |
Jun 1974 |
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