System for reliable landing gear contact with identification of the surface

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PATENT NO 11279496
APP PUB NO 20190256220A1
SERIAL NO

16213679

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A landing assembly and method of landing an aircraft. The landing assembly includes a landing gear, a charging circuit, a sampling circuit and a processor. The charging circuit applies a charge to the landing gear and the sampling circuit measures a discharge rate of the electrical charge from the landing gear. The processor determines a contact between the landing gear and a surface from the discharge rate.

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  • SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cherepinsky, Igor Sandy Hook, US 56 503

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