Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus to recover an aircraft (101) includes a mast (104) extending from a base (102), a boom (106) extending from the mast (104) at a first end (112) of the boom (106) to a second end (114) of the boom (106) opposite the first end (112), a tether line (108) extending between the mast (104) to the base (102) and guided by the boom (106), a portion (116) of the tether line (108) extending between the second end (114) of the boom (106) and the base (102), and a mount (102) to operatively coupled the a kite (120) to the tether line (108), the kite (120) to support the tether line (108) as the aircraft (101) contacts the portion (116) for recovery thereof.
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO RECOVER UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES WITH KITES
VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNGEN ZUR BERGUNG VON UNBEMANNTEN LUFTFAHRZEUGEN MIT DRACHEN
PROCÉDÉS ET APPAREIL DE RÉCUPÉRATION D'AÉRONEFS SANS PILOTE À L'AIDE DE CERFS-VOLANTS
16.10.2024
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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