Helium actuated airplane parachute

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1999-04-29

2000-12-26

Swiatek, Robert P.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Safety lowering devices

Entire aircraft

244147, B64D 1780

Patent

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061645958

ABSTRACT:
A helium actuated airplane parachute including an airplane having a rectangular compartment formed therein with an associated top opening. A flexible inelastic parachute is included having a closed hemispherical configuration with an open bottom having a peripheral edge. A plurality of strings each have a first end spacedly coupled to the peripheral edge and a second end mounted to a bottom face of the compartment. A helium gas tank is situated adjacent the compartment. The gas tank is connected to an actuator valve mounted on the bottom face of the compartment below the parachute when in a folded undeployed orientation. The actuator valve is adapted to release gas within the compartment thereby deploying the parachute.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1823799 (1931-09-01), Friedrich
patent: 1844740 (1932-02-01), Bradley
patent: 1852439 (1932-04-01), Stone
patent: 2665093 (1954-01-01), Manfredi et al.
patent: 3051420 (1962-08-01), Novak

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