A telescopic strut (1) for electrically connecting a fixed structure (2) of an aircraft to a movable structure (3) mounted to the fixed structure (2), wherein the strut (1) is adapted to be mechanically connected to the fixed structure (2) by its one end and to be mechanically connected to the movable structure (3) by its opposite end, the strut (1) comprising a plurality of telescopic elements (6) and containing a helically coiled electrical cable (10), wherein the cable (10) is adapted to move between retracted and extended positions with the telescoping of the strut (1). Also, a method of operating an aircraft having a movable structure mounted to a fixed structure, and one or more of the telescopic struts mechanically and electrically connected between the fixed and movable structures.
Telescopic strut
Teleskopierbarer Holm
Support télescopique
2016-03-23
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / H01B CABLES , Kabel / H02G INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES , Verlegen oder Installieren elektrischer Kabel oder Leitungen, Verlegen oder Installieren kombinierter optischer und elektrischer Kabel oder Leitungen |