Patent ID: 8991770
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: B64C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A support assembly for a helicopter control stick, the support assembly comprising a supporting structure and an instrument panel fixed to each other; and a connecting assembly for connecting said stick to said supporting structure; said connecting assembly comprising: an arm elongated in a longitudinal direction and having one end supporting said stick; a guide for connecting said arm in longitudinally sliding manner to said supporting structure, to move said end to and from said supporting structure; and a rotary assembly for connecting said arm to said supporting structure in rotary manner about a horizontal axis, to adjust the height of said end, said rotary assembly having a first releasable retainer, wherein said first releasable retainer operates to lock rotation of said arm with respect to said supporting structure in a desired angular position; wherein said arm is longitudinally slidable when said first releasable retainer is operated to lock rotation of said arm; wherein said horizontal axis extends transversely between the longitudinal ends of said arm.