Abstract: An aircraft brake assembly (10) includes a torque tube (16) having a passageway (18) for receiving a temperature probe, the passageway (18) having a wall and a width (W) and a length, and a temperature probe (20) having a width (w) less than the passageway width (W) and at least one angled portion (34, 36) where a centerline (44) of the temperature probe (20) changes direction. The temperature probe (20) has a lateral offset (L) greater than the passageway width (W) so that the probe (20) cannot be inserted into the passageway (18) without flexing it at the at least one angled portion (34, 36), and the temperature probe (20) is mounted in the passageway (18) and held in a flexed state by the passageway wall. Also a method of mounting a temperature probe in a brake assembly.

Abstract: An apparatus for hybrid piston bushing sleeve assembly for an aircraft brake assembly includes a composite body; and a sacrificial sleeve coupled to said composite body, wherein the sacrificial sleeve is replaceable.

Abstract: An aircraft brake assembly (10) includes a plurality of spaced carbon stators (14), one of the stators (14) being a carbon pressure plate (22), a plurality of carbon rotors (18) extending into spaces between the plurality of spaced carbon stators (14) and forming with the stators (14) a brake stack, at least one piston (20) mounted adjacent the brake stack for driving the carbon pressure plate (22) into contact with one of the plurality of carbon rotors (18), and a metal pressure plate (36) mounted between the carbon pressure plate (22) and the at least one piston (20). Also a method of braking an aircraft using such an assembly (10).

Abstract: An aircraft brake assembly (10) includes a torque tube (16) having a passageway (18) for receiving a temperature probe, the passageway (18) having a wall and a width (W) and a length, and a temperature probe (20) having a width (w) less than the passageway width (W) and at least one angled portion (34, 36) where a centerline (44) of the temperature probe (20) changes direction. The temperature probe (20) has a lateral offset (L) greater than the passageway width (W) so that the probe (20) cannot be inserted into the passageway (18) without flexing it at the at least one angled portion (34, 36), and the temperature probe (20) is mounted in the passageway (18) and held in a flexed state by the passageway wall. Also a method of mounting a temperature probe in a brake assembly.

Abstract: Methods and guide members to transfer a wheel assembly are disclosed. An illustrated method employs using the guide member to displace the wheel assembly relative to an axle assembly to maintain a continuous linear alignment of the wheel assembly with the axle assembly.