Tow cable termination
AssigneeSelex Sensors and Airborne Systems Limited
InventorsDavid John Lye, Mark Allen Tomlinson, Anthony Caesari
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Abstract
A specialist tow cable termination for sustaining the tensile load when an object is towed at high speeds at the end of an cable behind an aircraft, the termination comprises a closed eye bolt attached to the cable and a U-bolt looped through the eye bolt attached to the object. The arrangement allows significant pivoting bending stresses to the tow cable.
Claims17
A tow cable termination for a towed decoy that is towed at high speeds at the end of a cable, the termination comprising a high articulation arrangement including a closed eye bolt attached to the cable and a U-bolt attached to the towed decoy and looped through the eye bolt, the eye bolt having an aperture receiving conductors in the cable and for allowing routing of the conductors through the articulation arrangement to systems within the towed decoy.
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