Aeronautics and astronautics – Retarding and restraining devices – Friction brakes
Patent
1987-02-13
1988-06-28
Basinger, Sherman D.
Aeronautics and astronautics
Retarding and restraining devices
Friction brakes
244116, B64F 102
Patent
active
047534001
ABSTRACT:
A shipboard mounted apparatus for the retrieval of air vehicles, including remotely piloted, or automonous, unmanned vehicles, which includes a deployable lifting device such as a ram-air parachute which is secured through a tow line to the ship traveling upwind therebelow. A capturing device such as a ribbon parachute which may be annular is also movably secured to the tow line immediately below the ram-air parachute and may include a homing beacon therein such that capture of an air vehicle is achieved by it traveling into and collapsing this ribbon parachute. A winch is secured to the ship therebelow and is attached to the lower end of the tow line to control the inward and outward movement of the extended tow line. Once an air vehicle is captured in the ribbon parachute, the tow line is pulled in by the winch allowing the collapsed ribbon parachute and the captured air vehicle to be drawn into the ship to thereby be received by a landing net preferably of an open mesh nylon webbing. An initial launching device can be included such as an additional parachute or an explosive mortar device to provide the initial air-borne impetus to the ram-air parachute and ribbon capturing parachute.
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Greenstadt Alan H.
Reuter James D.
Basinger Sherman D.
Corl Rodney
Pioneer Systems, Incorporated
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