System and method for deploying loads out of an aircraft
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsCarsten Bohlen, Holger Bohlen
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Abstract
A system for deploying loads out of an aircraft comprises an aerial delivery parachute with an aerial-delivery parachute line and an activation means for placing the aerial delivery parachute in an enveloping flow past the aircraft. Within the aircraft a receiving device can be positioned that receives a tractive force acting on the aerial-delivery parachute line, which tractive force has been determined by a force measuring device and has been transmitted by way of a transmitting device. With the knowledge of the tractive force it is possible both to implement emergency release and to assess whether an aerial delivery parachute has correctly deployed in the flow enveloping the aircraft.
Claims20
A system for deploying loads out of an aircraft, comprising:
- an aerial delivery parachute with an aerial-delivery parachute line;
- an activation means for placing the aerial delivery parachute in an enveloping flow past the aircraft;
- a receiving device for wirelessly receiving signals or data;
- a first force measuring device that is connected to the aerial-delivery parachute line for measuring a tractive force acting on the aerial-delivery parachute line in a series connection;
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- a first autarkical voltage supply as well as a wireless first transmitting device that is connected to the first autarkical voltage supply,
- wherein the first transmitting device is equipped to transmit to the receiving device at least one of signals and data representing acquired measuring data.
A method for deploying loads out of an aircraft, comprising:
- activating an aerial delivery parachute for placement in an enveloping flow past the aircraft,
- measuring a tractive force of an aerial-delivery parachute line, and
- transmitting the measured tractive force to a receiving device.
An aerial-delivery parachute system, comprising:
- an aerial delivery parachute with an aerial-delivery parachute line;
- and
- a first force measuring device for acquiring a tractive force acting on the aerial-delivery parachute line.
An aircraft, comprising:
- a closeable opening;
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- a system for deploying loads out of the opening, the system including:
- an aerial delivery parachute with an aerial-delivery parachute line;
- an activation means for placing the aerial delivery parachute in an enveloping flow past the aircraft;
- a receiving device for wirelessly receiving signals or data
- a first force measuring device that is connected to the aerial-delivery parachute line for measuring a tractive force acting on the aerial-delivery parachute line in a series connection;
- and
- a first autarkical voltage supply as well as a wireless first transmitting device that is connected to the first autarkical voltage supply,
- wherein the first transmitting device is equipped to transmit to the receiving device at least one of signals and data representing acquired measuring data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.