Aerial launch and/or recovery for unmanned aircraft, and associated systems and methods are described. A representative system includes a first, carrier aircraft having an airframe, a propulsion system carried by the airframe and positioned to support the carrier aircraft in hover, and a capture line carried by the carrier aircraft and deployable to hang from the carrier aircraft. The capture line is sized to releasably engage with a capture device of a second, carried aircraft. The system further includes a retrieval device positioned to support the carried aircraft for detachment from the capture line.


    Access

    Download


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Aerial launch and/or recovery for unmanned aircraft, and associated systems and methods



    Publication date :

    2023-01-03


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64F GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT , Boden- oder Flugzeugträgerdeckeinrichtungen besonders ausgebildet für die Verwendung in Verbindung mit Luftfahrzeugen / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT



    AERIAL LAUNCH AND RECOVERY OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT, ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS

    HAYES ANDREW ROYDS / MCGREW JAMES STATELAR / GOODRICH WAYNE DAVID et al. | European Patent Office | 2019

    Free access

    AERIAL LAUNCH AND RECOVERY OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT, ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS

    HAYES ALEX / GOODRICH WAYNE / MCGREW JAMES et al. | European Patent Office | 2022

    Free access

    AERIAL LAUNCH AND/OR RECOVERY FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS

    HAYES ANDREW ROYDS / MCGREW JAMES STATELAR / GOODRICH WAYNE DAVID et al. | European Patent Office | 2017

    Free access

    AERIAL LAUNCH AND/OR RECOVERY FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS

    HAYES ANDREW ROYDS / MCGREW JAMES STATELAR / GOODRICH WAYNE DAVID et al. | European Patent Office | 2024

    Free access

    AERIAL LAUNCH AND/OR RECOVERY FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS

    HAYES ANDREW ROYDS / DAVIDSON JR DARCY LYNN / RYSDYK ROLF THEODOOR | European Patent Office | 2021

    Free access