An emergency landing apparatus (100) for an aircraft and an associated method are provided. The emergency landing apparatus comprises: a housing (10) for ejection from the aircraft; a parachute (20), arranged for deployment from the housing, comprising a canopy (22); a rocket motor (30), positioned in the housing, arranged to provide upwards thrust to control descent of the aircraft during emergency landing of the aircraft; a rocket motor initiator (38), positioned in the housing, arranged to initiate the rocket motor; and one or more sensors for sensing ejection of the housing from the aircraft and for arming the rocket motor initiator in response to sensing ejection of the housing from the aircraft.


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    Title :

    EMERGENCY LANDING OF AIRCRAFT


    Additional title:

    NOTLANDUNG VON FLUGZEUGEN
    ATTERRISSAGE D'URGENCE D'AÉRONEF


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2020-07-29


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / F02K JET-PROPULSION PLANTS , Strahltriebwerke



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