Flight configuration for payload and lift aircraft
US9958876B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 27, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S2205/03
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A flight configuration is disclosed. The flight configuration includes a lift configuration in which a lift aircraft lifts a powered payload via a tether. The flight configuration comprises a series of steps for transitioning from the lift configuration to a forward flight configuration. In the forward flight configuration, the lift aircraft and the powered payload are in horizontal alignment.
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