Method for landing a tethered aircraft and launch and land system The invention relates to a method for landing a tethered aircraft (90), comprising the steps of • - approaching a ground site with said aircraft, thereby shortening free length of tether (92) between the aircraft and the ground site until said free length of tether reaches a predetermined value, • - further approaching the ground site with said aircraft, thereby keeping free length of tether fixed at said predetermined value, • - retaining the tether to form a loop, wherein the loop is tensed and tightened by the moving aircraft, and • - damping said tightening of said loop in order to decelerate the aircraft until it stands at the ground site. The invention further relates to a launch and land system (1) for a tethered aircraft comprising a runway (12) for the aircraft, a winch (62) for the tether, and a retention system (42,46) for forming a loop of the tether between the winch and the aircraft approaching the runway, wherein said retention system features a damping device (41) for damping a tightening of said loop caused due to movement of the aircraft upon approach and landing in order to decelerate said aircraft.
Method for landing a tethered aircraft and launch and land system
2019-10-17
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
METHOD FOR LANDING A TETHERED AIRCRAFT AND LAUNCH AND LAND SYSTEM
European Patent Office | 2020
|METHOD FOR LANDING A TETHERED AIRCRAFT AND LAUNCH AND LAND SYSTEM
European Patent Office | 2019
|METHOD FOR LANDING A TETHERED AIRCRAFT AND LAUNCH AND LAND SYSTEM
European Patent Office | 2020
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