Patent ID: 6393880
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: B64C,Y10T

Abstract:
An aircraft anti-theft device for immobilizing the yoke control of an aircraft, the yoke control having a gust lock hole for holding the yoke in a stationary position, said device comprising:a sleeve for wrapping about the yoke control, said sleeve having an interior channel for receiving a portion of said yoke control, said sleeve being divided along a longitudinal axis of said sleeve to form a first section and a second section of said sleeve, said first and second sections each having a pair of end edges, a first side edge, a second side edge; a lock adapted for locking said first and second sections in a closed position; a pin for insertion into the gust lock, said pin being fixedly coupled to an interior surface of said second section of said sleeve, said pin protruding from the interior surface of the sleeve; and wherein said first and second sections are placed around the yoke control such that said pin enters the gust lock.