Automated Runway Loop for Aerial Projectile

An automated runway loop for an aerial projectile, the automated runway loop comprising:

• a u-shaped runway, the runway having a bottom surface and a first end and a second end, the runway defining a path between the first end and the second end;
• the runway configured to support the aerial projectile, wherein the first end is configured for discharge of the aerial projectile and the second end is configured for receipt of the aerial projectile;
• a runway support attached to or integrally formed with the bottom surface of the runway;
• the runway support attached to or integrally formed with a motor, the motor capable of extending and retracting the runway support along an axis;
• at least one sensor positioned along the runway, the at least one sensor being configured to provide at least one output indicative of at least one parameter of the aerial projectile;
• a computer comprising a bus connected to a processor, an input device, a data storage device, an internal storage device, and an output device, wherein the computer is in operable communication with the motor and with the plurality of sensors;
• the computer being configured to control energization of the motor based at least in part on an indicated parameter of the aerial projectile;
• wherein the energization of the motor causes the aerial projectile to be discharged from the first end of the runway and to be received at the second end of the runway for continuous looping of the aerial projectile.