Devices for maneuvering helicopters on a ship's deck

Details Devices for maneuvering helicopters on a ship's deck Devices for maneuvering helicopters on a ship's deck

1983-09-12

1985-07-16

Barefoot, Galen L.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Landing field arrangement

Mooring devices

114261, 1042441, 180 79, B64G 122

Patent

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045291527

ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to devices for maneuvering helicopters on the deck of a ship. According to the invention, the helicopter, whose landing gear comprises at least one swivelling wheel, is maneuvered between a take-off and landing area and a garage area on the deck of a ship with the aid of a guide carriage, moving in a guide rail and connected to a fitting on the helicopter by a telescopic rod or a cable, as well as a guide bar engaged by a roller in the rail and hooked by a fork joint on the axle of the swivelling wheels of the helicopter. When the helicopter is displaced towards the garage area by traction on a towing cable hooked at the front of the helicopter on the rear of which is hooked a retaining cable maintained tensioned, the helicopter automatically and progressively aligns itself on the axis of the rail due to the guide bar. The invention is more particularly applicable to flight decks of ships, platforms, etc.

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