Aircraft capture systems
US5054717A · kind A · utility
125Cited by
9References
7Claims
0Family size
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 16, 1990 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64U10/25
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An aircraft capture system, e.g. for a radio-controlled pilotless aircraft (19), having at the homing station a boom arrangement (13) mounted for rotation about a vertical hinge axis (A--A) and having appreciable flexibility under forces acting perpendicular to the hinge axis while being substantially inflexible under forces acting parallel to the hinge axis. The flexibility of the boom arrangement cushions the aircraft against shock when an arrester hook (33) deployed from the aircraft engages the boom arrangement via an arrester wire (15) attached to the boom arrangement.
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