Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Rotorcraft-assisted system for launching and retrieving a fixed-wing aircraft into and from free flight
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Application No.: US17246969Application Date: 2021-05-03
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Publication No.: US11897628B2Publication Date: 2024-02-13
- Inventor: Andreas H. von Flotow , Corydon C. Roeseler
- Applicant: Hood Technology Corporation
- Applicant Address: US OR Hood River
- Assignee: Hood Technology Corporation
- Current Assignee: Hood Technology Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Hood River
- Agency: Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
- Main IPC: B64D5/00
- IPC: B64D5/00 ; B64U70/20 ; B64F1/04 ; B64F1/22 ; B64C39/02 ; B64F1/02 ; B64U70/30 ; B64U80/00
Abstract:
A rotorcraft-assisted system configured to launch a fixed-wing aircraft into flight comprising a fixed-wing aircraft and an aircraft launch apparatus where the aircraft launch apparatus comprises a mechanism for attaching the rotorcraft to the fixed-wing aircraft, such as a saddle that removably engages the wing or wings of the fixed-wing aircraft.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210316861A1 ROTORCRAFT-ASSISTED SYSTEM FOR LAUNCHING AND RETRIEVING A FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT INTO AND FROM FREE FLIGHT Public/Granted day:2021-10-14
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