公开(公告)号：US06869042B2

公开(公告)日：2005-03-22

申请号：US10472230

申请日：2002-02-20

申请人： Richard G Harrison

发明人： Richard G Harrison

IPC分类号： B64C39/02 ,  B64D3/00 ,  B64D5/00 ,  B64D39/02 ,  B64D39/06 ,  B64C37/02

CPC分类号： B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/048 ,  B64C2201/082 ,  B64C2201/206 ,  B64D3/00 ,  B64D5/00 ,  B64D39/02 ,  B64D39/06

摘要： A system for launching, refuelling and recovering in flight an aircraft (10) such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from a larger carrier aircraft (16) comprising a holder (22) on the carrier aircraft (16) to which the UAV (10) is detachably connectable and an extendable and retractable refuelling device (23, 24) on the carrier aircraft (16) detachably connectable to the UAV (10) whereby to launch the UAV it is disconnected from the holder (22), the refuelling device (23, 24) is extended with the UAV connected thereto to cause the UAV to trail behind the carrier aircraft and the UAV is then disconnected from the refuelling device.

摘要翻译： 一种用于从飞机上起飞，加油和恢复飞行器（10）的系统，所述飞机（10）从诸如无人飞行器（UAV）的大型载客飞机（16）起飞，所述飞机（10）包括在所述载体飞机（16）上的载具飞机（16） 10）可拆卸地连接，并且可拆卸地连接到UAV（10）的载体飞行器（16）上的可伸缩的加油装置（23,24），由此能够将UAV从保持器（22）断开，加油装置 （23,24）在与其连接的UAV的情况下延伸，使得UAV在载客飞行器后行驶，然后UAV从加油装置断开。

公开(公告)号：US20040089767A1

公开(公告)日：2004-05-13

申请号：US10472230

申请日：2003-09-22

发明人： Richard G. Harrison

IPC分类号： H04B007/185

CPC分类号： B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/048 ,  B64C2201/082 ,  B64C2201/206 ,  B64D3/00 ,  B64D5/00 ,  B64D39/02 ,  B64D39/06

摘要： A system for launching, refuelling and recovering in flight an aircraft (10) such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from a larger carrier aircraft (16) comprising a holder (22) on the carrier aircraft (16) to which the UAV (10) is detachably connectable and an extendable and retractable refuelling device (23, 24) on the carrier aircraft (16) detachably connectable to the UAV (10) whereby to launch the UAV it is disconnected from the holder (22), the refuelling device (23, 24) is extended with the UAV connected thereto to cause the UAV to trail behind the carrier aircraft and the UAV is then disconnected from the refuelling device.

摘要翻译： 一种用于从飞机上起飞，加油和恢复飞行器（10）的系统，所述飞机（10）从诸如无人飞行器（UAV）的大型载客飞机（16）起飞，所述飞机（10）包括在所述载体飞机（16）上的载具飞机（16） 10）可拆卸地连接，并且可拆卸地连接到UAV（10）的载体飞行器（16）上的可伸缩的加油装置（23,24），由此能够将UAV从保持器（22）断开，加油装置 （23,24）在与其连接的UAV的情况下延伸，使得UAV在载客飞行器后行驶，然后UAV从加油装置断开。

公开(公告)号：US20020066825A1

公开(公告)日：2002-06-06

申请号：US09884852

申请日：2001-06-18

发明人： Carlos T. Miralles ,  Bart D. Hibbs

IPC分类号： B64C003/56

CPC分类号： B64G1/222 ,  B64C1/30 ,  B64C3/56 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/082 ,  B64C2201/102 ,  B64C2201/126 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64C2201/148 ,  B64C2201/185 ,  B64C2201/203 ,  B64G1/105 ,  B64G1/62

摘要： Disclosed is a spacecraft carrying a number of pods, each containing an aircraft that has been folded to fit in the pod. Each aircraft has a vertical stabilizer and outboard wing-portions that fold around fore-and-aft axes. Each aircraft also has a fuselage that folds around a lateral axis. The spacecraft releases one or more of the pods into an atmosphere. Each of the pods is configured with an ablative heat shield and parachutes to protect its aircraft when the pod descends through the atmosphere. The pod releases its aircraft at a desired altitude or location, and the aircraft unfolds while free-falling. The aircraft then acquires and follows a flight path, and activates scientific experiments and instruments that it carries. The aircraft relays results and readings from the experiments and instruments to the spacecraft, which in turn relays the results and readings to a mission command center.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种携带多个荚的飞船，每个荚都包含已折叠以适应荚的飞机。 每架飞机都有一个垂直的稳定器和外侧翼部分，它们围绕前后轴线折叠。 每架飞机还具有折叠横轴的机身。 航天器将一个或多个荚释放到气氛中。 每个荚配置有烧蚀式防护罩和降落伞，以在荚果通过大气层时保护其飞机。 吊舱将其飞机放置在所需的高度或位置，飞机在自由落体时展开。 飞机然后获得并遵循飞行路线，并激活它所携带的科学实验和仪器。 飞机将实验和仪器的结果和读数中继到航天器，然后将结果和读数中继到任务指挥中心。