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US 10,293,948 B2Granted
Distributed parachute system
AssigneeKitty Hawk Corporation
InventorsCameron Robertson, Damon Vander Lind
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Abstract
A distributed parachute system is disclosed. In various embodiments, a parachute is at least partially deployed along one or more dimensions. A deployment mechanism configured to deploy the parachute is provided. The distributed parachute system is configured to be deployed in an aircraft that comprises a channel oriented along the one or more dimensions
Claims18
A distributed parachute system, comprising:
- a parachute at least partially deployed along one or more dimensions, and a deployment mechanism configured to deploy the parachute, wherein the distributed parachute system is configured to be deployed in an aircraft that comprises a channel oriented along the one or more dimensions, wherein a tether around a perimeter of a wing of the aircraft in between a top section and a bottom section of the wing is attached to a projectile configured to remove the top section of the wing.
The system of 1, wherein the channel comprises a hollow between a top section and a bottom section of a component of the aircraft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.