Aeronautics and astronautics – Landing field arrangement – Mooring devices
Patent
1990-07-30
1992-01-14
Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
Aeronautics and astronautics
Landing field arrangement
Mooring devices
244 1717, 244100R, B64C 2532, B64F 112
Patent
active
050803042
ABSTRACT:
An aircraft securement device includes a sliding shaft, typically mounted to the aircraft landing gear. The shaft resembles a harpoon and is lowered through a wire grid when deployed. Tab-like members spring outwardly from the lower shaft end and engage the lower surface of a grid so as to retain the aircraft thereto.
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patent: 3075731 (1963-01-01), Bennett et al.
patent: 3502286 (1970-03-01), Warren
patent: 4890802 (1990-01-01), Burgess et al.
Hunt Thomas J.
Stump Joseph W.
Bidwell Anne E.
Grumman Aerospace Corporation
Peters Jr. Joseph F.
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