A device to launch a drone, comprises a rail extending along a longitudinal axis and a carriage, mobile on the rail, that can support and launch a drone by the acceleration of the carriage between a loading position and an end-of-travel position, further comprising a spring mechanism configured to exert a return force on the carriage along the longitudinal axis that is substantially constant between the two positions. The spring mechanism comprises at least one coil spring around a hub, one end of the coil spring being linked to the carriage, the return force exerted on the carriage being generated by the coiling of the spring around the hub.
LAUNCH DEVICE FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLED AIRCRAFT
2016-06-02
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
Rotating launch device for a remotely piloted aircraft
NTRS | 1976
|Rotating Launch Device for a Remotely Piloted Aircraft
NTIS | 1975
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