US 6,981,673 B1 | ||
Wear resisting sleeve system for aircraft landing arresting cables | ||
Dale A. Sowell, Alexandria, Va. (US); Anh Le, Montgomery Village, Md. (US); and Eugene C. Fischer, Stevensville, Md. (US) | ||
Assigned to The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C. (US) | ||
Filed on Nov. 05, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/985,076. | ||
Int. Cl. B64C 25/68 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 244—110C | 4 Claims |
1. In combination with a cable for arresting motion of an aircraft on a non-skid surface during landing thereon, a system for minimizing wear of the non-skid surface and impact damage of the cable by slapping motion imposed thereon by the aircraft, comprising: protective means positioned on the cable at spaced locations for preventing contact thereof with the non-skid surface; and clamping means for holding the protective means positioned at said locations on the cable during engagement thereof by the aircraft, said protective means comprising: a plurality of cylindrical sleeves made of wear resisting material held at said spaced locations on the cable by the clamping means; each of the cylindrical sleeves comprising: a pair of arcuate sections having non-aligned abutting edges adhesively held in contact with each other by the clamping means; and pivot means for pivotally interconnecting said arcuate sections; to releasably hold the abutting edges in abutment with each other about the cable. |