- 专利标题: MULTICOPTER-ASSISTED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LAUNCHING AND RETRIEVING A FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT
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申请号: US15432483申请日: 2017-02-14
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公开(公告)号: US20170327212A1公开(公告)日: 2017-11-16
- 发明人: Andreas H. von Flotow , Corydon C. Roeseler
- 申请人: Hood Technology Corporation
- 主分类号: B64C27/26
- IPC分类号: B64C27/26 ; B64D3/00 ; B64C27/32 ; B64C39/02
摘要:
The present disclosure provides various embodiments of a multicopter-assisted launch and retrieval system generally including: (1) a multi-rotor modular multicopter attachable to (and detachable from) a fixed-wing aircraft to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight; (2) a storage and launch system usable to store the modular multicopter and to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight; and (3) an anchor system usable (along with the multicopter and a flexible capture member) to retrieve the fixed-wing aircraft from wing-borne flight.