ASYMMETRIC AIRCRAFT AND THEIR LAUNCH AND RECOVERY SYSTEMS FROM SMALL SHIPS

Title:

ASYMMETRIC AIRCRAFT AND THEIR LAUNCH AND RECOVERY SYSTEMS FROM SMALL SHIPS

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2015/160394

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

An asymmetric aircraft (1) and an aircraft (1) that can operate from small ships (8) and be stored in high density with three aircraft or more in one helicopter hangar (107) without needing a landing gear or wing fold. These aircraft slide into and out of the hangar on dollies (90) like circuit boards in a computer and are launched and recovered using a large towed parafoil (6).

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Inventors:

MCDONNELL WILLIAM RANDALL (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2015/011149

Publication Date:

December 10, 2015

Filing Date:

January 13, 2015

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Assignee:

ADVANCED PRODUCT DEV LLC (US)

International Classes:

B64C3/10; B64F1/04; B64F3/00

Domestic Patent References:

WO2007086055A1

2007-08-02

Foreign References:

US20060175463A1	2006-08-10
US3756419A	1973-09-04
US4236686A	1980-12-02
US5054717A	1991-10-08

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

POLSTER, J. Philip (12412 Powerscourt DriveSuite 20, St. Louis Missouri, US)

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