An aircraft locating device for locating an aircraft that has crashed into a body of water. The aircraft locating device includes a housing having a base, one or more sidewalls, an upper wall, defining an interior volume, wherein at least one wall can be secured to an aircraft. The housing includes one or more openings removably covered by one or more gates that open when the housing is submerged in liquid. A plurality of buoyant objects are disposed in the interior volume of the housing, wherein the buoyant objects can be released therefrom when the gates are open, thereby leaving a visual trail in a body of water in order to allow emergency responders to identify where an aircraft may be located.


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    Title :

    Aircraft Locating Device


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2016-06-02


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

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



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