This disclosure describes systems and processes using multirotor lifter to deploy and/or engage fixed wing aircraft. For example, one or more unmanned multirotor lifters may engage an unmanned fixed wing aircraft, aerially navigate the fixed wing aircraft vertically to a desired altitude, and then release the fixed wing aircraft so that the fixed wing aircraft can initiate a flight plan. In some implementations, multirotor lifter may also be configured to engage fixed wing aircraft while both the multirotor lifters and the fixed wing aircraft are in flight.
Using multirotor lifters to deploy fixed wing aircraft
2017-04-25
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
Using multirotor lifters to rendezvous with fixed wing aircraft
European Patent Office | 2019
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