Aircraft weather vane mooring device

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1980-05-08

1982-11-23

Frankfort, Charles E.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Landing field arrangement

Mooring devices

B64F 112

Patent

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043601758

ABSTRACT:
An aircraft weather vane and mooring device having a turntable rotatably mounted about a depending central shaft. A friction brake assembly engages the center shaft to prevent rotation of the turntable under normal wind conditions. The turntable comprises a plurality of radially extending crossarms having a low profile configuration. The crossarms are supported for rotation on ground engaging rollers at spaced-apart locations along the crossarms. Weather panels can be detachably secured between adjacent crossarm members.

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