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US 10,882,626 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.
Claims15
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, and wherein the deployment mechanism includes a tether attached to a projectile configured to remove a structure covering the channel to deploy the parachute.
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.