Abstract: A method of controlling fuel flow to a gas turbine engine includes computing the compressor discharge pressure from signals indicative of engine inlet temperature, engine speed and the computed scheduled fuel flow. The method permits accurate scheduling of fuel flow without employing a compressor discharge pressure sensor or continued engine operation in the event of sensor failure.

Abstract: A loading tool for a cartridge magazine embodies a channel for positioning a cartridge to be inserted in the magazine and a rear wall inclined at a preselected angle for orientating the feed mouth of the magazine over the cartridge at the proper angle and relative position such that vertical movement of the magazine causes the rear portion of the cartridge to enter the cartridge opening of the feed mouth. Longitudinal guide surfaces, disposed on either side of the channel and extending from the rear wall, respectively engage the slider lips of the magazine for terminating downward travel of the magazine and guiding subsequent forward movement of the magazine to permit complete insertion of the cartridge.

Abstract: A fuel control for a gas turbine engine has a fuel flow limiting valve located in series flow relationship with a main fuel metering valve, which is manually operable, to prevent engine overspeed and overtemperature conditions. A pulse-modulated solenoid valve, responsive to error signals indicative of engine overspeeds or overtemperature conditions, modulates the pressure in an actuation cylinder which positions the flow-limiting valve so that it limits flow in accordance with the magnitude of the error signals. The solenoid valve is pulsed by a redundant analog control so that, during manual operation of the main fuel metering valve, overspeed and overtemperature protection is provided to the engine. An indicator is furnished to apprise the operator of overspeed or overtemperature conditions.

Abstract: A gear pump suitable for pumping contaminated fuel has a lubrication passage in a pump bearing which receives fuel from the clearance volume between the bearing and the housing in the pump discharge arc. The clearance entrance between the bearing and the housing, which functions as a filter, is smaller than the passage so that contaminants traversing the clearance will not obstruct the passage. Since only contaminants smaller than the clearance entrance can enter the passage, the passage may be made sufficiently small so as not to adversely affect pump performance.

Abstract: A fuel pump assembly for supplying fuel to a gas turbine engine has a centrifugal pump, including an impeller, that furnishes the necessary pressure for engine operation at high engine speeds. A vane pump, attached to the back side of the impeller of the centrifugal pump, supplies fuel to the engine for starting and acceleration to idle. The vane pump is of the type having a stationary centrally disposed cam and an annular rotor with radially inwardly directed vanes which ride over the surface of the cam. Before idle speed is attained, the vanes which are substantially hydraulically balanced and made of a light plastic material are adapted to lift off the surface of the cam without the need of pressure relief behind the vanes.

Abstract: A high pressure centrifugal pump has an impeller assembly including two mating impeller sections which are each constituted by a shroud with fixed geometry blades. The impeller sections are fixedly mounted upon a rotatable shaft and are of a construction which permits the pressure between the impeller sections to engender flexure of the sections away from each other so as to vary the breadth of the impeller assembly. A servo control device is adapted to control the pressure behind the shrouds such that the pump delivers a constant flow at varying back pressures.

Abstract: An internal gage has a measuring assembly with two gaging fingers for contacting the part to be measured. One gaging finger is mounted upon a carriage driven by a precision screw assembly and the other gaging finger is mounted upon a platform supported by reeds and may be moved to various stations along the platform. The screw assembly is operatively connected to an incremental position transducer having a digital readout. The platform is associated with an electromechanical transducer connected to a zero meter. The measuring assembly is mounted upon a vertically movable support so that the internal dimensions of tapered parts may be ascertained. In addition, the fingers may include floating elements to enable the measurement of pitch diameters.

Abstract: A speed and position controller for a DC motor, having SCR power circuits, has a digital computing device directly connected to the SCR firing circuits for controlling the SCR firing angle. A command signal in the form of a number is applied to the computing device from a tape reader or other command signal generator. An encoder, operatively connected to the shaft of the motor, furnishes a feedback pulse frequency indicative of motor speed to a counter. The computing device periodically samples the number in the counter for speed and position computations. The computed firing angles are compared with maximum firing angles loaded into the computing device to prevent excessive currents which could cause arcing or demagnetization.

Abstract: An axial inducer, which charges the inlet of a centrifugal impeller has a bypass loop connecting its inlet and outlet. A valve member for controlling bypass flow is positioned in the bypass loop. At low flows, the bypass loop permits the inducer to run closer to design flow conditions than would otherwise be possible and, consequently, generate less pressure rise, consume minimum power, and cause minimal heating of the fluid being pumped. An extension of the bypass valve member functions to restrict the centrifugal pump discharge area when the valve member is positioned to bypass flow to reduce recirculating flow in the centrifugal impeller and increase its efficiency.

Abstract: A double action revolver has a frame on which is mounted a cylinder, a trigger and a hammer. A hammer or main spring is interposed between the trigger and hammer such that pulling the trigger causes the spring to compress and bias the hammer toward its fired position. The position of the hammer remains essentially unchanged during initial trigger pull by virtue of a toggle spring device interposed between the frame and the hammer. When the hammer spring is sufficiently compressed, a surface on the trigger contacts and engenders a deflection or buckling of the toggle spring device. Buckling of the toggle spring device permits the hammer spring to drive the hammer to the fired position in which a cartridge is fired.A spring loaded cylinder stop, having a projection adapted to be received in a locking recess on the cylinder, is adapted to be displaced forwardly, against the bias of its spring load during initial trigger return from the pulled position to its normal or released position.

Abstract: A roughing cutter has a generally cylindrical shank with a plurality of lands and angular flutes separating the lands. A plurality of straight-crested cutting teeth are formed on the lands with radial relief. Each tooth has a straight cutting edge generally perpendicular to the radial direction. The orientation of the cutting edge permits it to be in parallel relationship to a surface of a workpiece while in cutting engagement. This results in a smoother finish than would otherwise be possible. The teeth of the roughing cutter may be cut by an axially advancing milling cutter with a sloping cutting edge.

Abstract: A manual positioning system for the metering valve and variable geometry actuator of a fuel control has a pair of drive shafts which have engagement structures mounted respectively on their ends for drivingly engaging the metering valve and the cam of the variable geometry actuator. The drive shafts carry gears which are in meshing engagement with a gear carried by a speed setting lever member. Upon the application of a manual control signal, the engagement structures respectively engage the metering valve and the cam such that the lever member may subsequently position these elements.

Abstract: An overexpanded thrust vector control nozzle has a converging extension section downstream of the jet exhaust stream deflecting section for defining a restriction or orifice. The orifice functions to elevate the exhaust pressure in the deflection section, which permits a reduction in nozzle size for operation at high and low altitudes. The orifice, which isolates the deflection section from outside ambient pressure, receives a deflected exhaust stream after it is turned in the direction opposite to that of the original stream deflection by the wall of the converging section. Control ports, which are adapted to communicate with a source of pressurized control fluid, are provided in the deflection section to position the exhaust stream.

Abstract: A fuel pump assembly for a gas turbine engine incorporates an impeller pump and a vane pump which are driven by a common drive shaft. A centrifugally operated clutch functions to disengage the vane pump from the drive shaft at a predetermined angular velocity. The vane pump is designed to fulfill dry lift, starting flow and pressure requirements for the engine. The impeller pump, alone, provides fuel to the engine near idle speed and above after the vane pump has been disengaged from the drive shaft.

Abstract: A vane pump has a cam member carried upon a drive shaft in coaxial relationship therewith. The axial sides of the cam member define annular cam surfaces which each engage an array of vanes disposed in a fixedly mounted stator. An interior portion of the drive shaft is hollowed to provide a fluid inlet to passages in the cam member which communicate with the cam surfaces. The cam member is provided with additional passages to receive discharge flow from intervane volumes and direct such flow to the radially outer periphery of the cam member.

Abstract: A semiautomatic pistol has a frame which supports a barrel and breech-slide for chambering a cartridge in the breech end of the barrel and extracting a spent cartridge. The breech-slide carries an inertia type firing pin which is displaced to fire a chambered cartridge by a hammer pivotally mounted upon the frame. A trigger bar, mounted upon a trigger displaces a sear to release the hammer when the trigger is pulled. A breech-slide operated disconnect causes pivoting of the trigger bar as the breech-slide recoils to allow the sear to snap back to a position in which it can engage the searing surface of the hammer when the breech-slide moves forwardly.A firing pin lock is biased to a position where the pin is free to travel under the impetus of a falling hammer. The upper surface of a pivotally mounted shell ejector normally engages the firing pin lock to maintain it in a position where the firing pin is locked.

Abstract: An exhaust nozzle has two frames each with flow attachment surfaces, mounted on its exit end in diametrically opposed relationship. Side plates are mounted on the sides of the attachment surfaces in such a manner that the plates project inwardly toward the axis of the nozzle. The attachment surfaces and their respective side plates define flow channels which receive only annular sectors of the exhaust stream emanating from the nozzle. Each flow channel is of sufficient radial depth and curvature to permit ambient pressure at a selected location on the attachment surface to detach the exhaust stream. A plurality of passages are provided in each frame for communicating ambient pressure to the respective attachment surfaces. A solenoid operated valve on each frame controls communication between the respective passages and the ambient atmosphere.

Abstract: A fuel control system has a positive displacement gear pump for supplying a metered fuel flow to a gas turbine engine. A variable speed drive mechanism, as constituted by a hysteresis type of electro-magnetic clutch driven by the engine, is operatively connected to the pump for varying the speed of the pump in accordance with a commanded pump speed signal. A scheduling device, which senses various engine parameters, generates a signal indicative of a scheduled fuel flow. The fuel flow signal is, in turn, applied to a function generator which supplies the commanded pump speed signal in accordance with a predetermined relationship between pump speed and fuel flow for the engine sought to be controlled. The relationship between pump speed and fuel flow may be calculated for a wide range of flight conditions since the pressure rise or head across the pump is basically a function of fuel flow. This arrangement obviates the use of a head regulator for highly accurate fuel metering.

Abstract: A boost pump incorporates a low-flow impeller pump for charging the inlet of a gas producer fuel pump and a high-flow impeller pump for charging the inlet of an augmentor fuel pump. The low-flow pump is connected to a drive shaft so as to be continuously driven thereby. The drive shaft may be placed in driving connection with the high-flow pump through the medium of a friction clutch which is engageable by the application of a fluid pressure. Disengagement of the high-flow impeller, when augmentation is not required, significantly contributes to an increase in pump efficiency and a reduction in heating of the fluid being pumped.

Abstract: A centrifugal type impeller pump has a restricting valve to control the inlet area of the collector for reducing recirculating flow from the collector to the impeller. The restricting valve includes a ring mounted upon the pump housing for rotary and axial motion. Rotary motion is imparted to the ring by an actuator. Cam slots in the ring and pins secured to the housing produce axial motion of the ring as the ring rotates. Precise positioning of the ring is possible because large motions of the actuator can be utilized to provide small changes in ring position. The axial position of the ring is determinative of the inlet area of the collector.