Wire-strike defence system
US7721993B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 12, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C27/006
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A wire-strike system (1) including; a wire cutter with at least one pair of electrodes (5, 6), electrically insulated from each other and mounted to an outer surface of an aircraft (2). The electrodes (5, 6) being connectable to a power source (11) capable of generating an electrical potential difference between the electrodes (5, 6) and in the event of a wire-strike, supplying a short-circuit current flow through a portion of the wire connecting both electrodes (5, 6).
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