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US 11,897,609 B2Granted
Aircraft and method for intercepting an airborne target
AssigneeBAE SYSTEMS plc
InventorNicholas Giacomo Robert Colosimo
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Abstract
There is disclosed an aircraft for intercepting an airborne target, the aircraft comprising: a frame; a plurality of lines of a first type, each attached to the frame at a first end, and free at the other end; and a plurality of lines of a second, different, type, each attached to the frame at a first end, and free at the other end.
Claims14
An aircraft for intercepting an airborne target, the aircraft comprising:
- a frame;
- a plurality of lines of a first type, each attached to the frame at a first end, and free at the other end;
- and
- a plurality of lines of a second, different, type, each attached to the frame at a first end, and free at the other end;
- wherein the frame comprises:
- an inner member;
- an outer member;
- and
- interconnecting struts attaching the inner member to the outer member,
- the first type of lines being attached to the inner member, and
- the second type of lines being attached to the outer member.
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A method of intercepting an airborne target comprising:
- providing an aircraft comprising:
- a frame;
- a plurality of lines of a first type, each attached to the frame;
- and
- a plurality of lines of a second type, each attached to the frame, and
- flying the aircraft over and across the airborne target such that the lines may attach to the airborne target.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.