Method of jettisoning an external load carried by an aircraft, and an associated device
US8162264B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 24, 2009 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 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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