Launch and land system for a tethered aircraft (in connection with FIG. 1) The invention provides for a launch and land system (1) for a tethered aircraft (90) comprising a runway (12) for the aircraft and a winch (62) for the tether (92), wherein the runway comprises a funnel-shaped target area (14) with a wide end oriented towards one end of the runway and a narrow end opposite of the wide end, wherein said target area is laterally bordered by restriction devices (80) extending from one end of the target area to the other for preventing the aircraft to roll out of the target area.
LAUNCH AND LAND SYSTEM FOR A TETHERED AIRCRAFT
2021-04-15
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
Method for landing a tethered aircraft and launch and land system
European Patent Office | 2019
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