Aircraft recovery methods

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1975-04-02

1976-09-14

Blix, Trygve M.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Safety lowering devices

Entire aircraft

114 435AC, 244116, B64D 1780

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039802590

ABSTRACT:
A powered remotely piloted vehicle which is not controllable at the low landing speeds necessary for landing on a platform of small area is provided with a para-foil type wing deployable at the beginning of a recovery sequence, and is further provided with a rocket ejectable line which is passed to the landing platform and winched in so that the composite flight vehicle and deployed para-foil wing is drawn towards the platform after the manner of a kite.

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patent: 2471544 (1949-05-01), Ring
patent: 3285546 (1966-11-01), Jalbert
patent: 3646847 (1972-03-01), Drew
patent: 3796398 (1974-03-01), Eilertson

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