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Method of jettisoning an external load carried by an aircraft, and an associated device

US8162264B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 24, 2009
Grant dateApr 24, 2012
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Expiry dateNov 9, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB64C27/006
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and an associated device for automatically jettisoning an external load (4) that is reversibly suspended from a release-hook (12) of an aircraft fuselage (2) by a sling (13), which method comprises:

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