System for shipboard launch and recovery of unmanned aerial...

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2008-03-31

2011-10-04

Dinh, Tien (Department: 3644)

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft propulsion

Launching

C244S11000H, C244S11000H, C244S116000, C114S261000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08028952

ABSTRACT:
A system to launch and recover an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) aircraft has a pole member attached to a deck of a ship. An arm member is attached to the pole member and extends away from the pole member in an approximately horizontal direction. The arm member is able to move rotationally and vertically on the pole member. An attachment mechanism is attached to a distal end of the arm member for holding and capturing the UAV aircraft. Momentum of the UAV aircraft causes the arm member to move rotationally around and vertically on the pole member when the UAV aircraft is coupled to the attachment mechanism.

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