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US 2024/0182170 A1Published application
Rotorcraft-assisted system for launching and retrieving a fixed-wing aircraft into and from free flight
AssigneeHood Technology Corporation
InventorsAndreas H. von Flotow, Corydon C. Roeseler
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Abstract
A rotorcraft-assisted system for launching and retrieving a fixed-wing aircraft into and from free flight. The launch and retrieval system is usable with a rotorcraft to launch a fixed-wing aircraft into free, wing-borne flight and to retrieve the fixed-wing aircraft from free, wing-borne flight.
Claims12
An aircraft launch apparatus comprising:
- a bottom attachment assembly configured to receive a fixed wing aircraft;
- one or more landing legs;
- and
- a top attachment assembly configured to receive a flexible member.
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