An aircraft is provided and includes a mission vehicle configured to follow vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) operations and to execute forward flight, hover/loiter and landing operations and a launch vehicle configured to drive the mission vehicle through at least vertical take-off (VTO) operations. The launch vehicle is umbilically coupled to the mission vehicle during the VTO operations and releasable from the mission vehicle thereafter.


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    Titel :

    Combined launch and mission vehicles


    Beteiligte:
    ALBER MARK R (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2017-09-12


    Medientyp :

    Patent


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Klassifikation :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT



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