AERIAL DELIVERY DEVICE
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1. An aerial delivery device capable of delivering a payload, comprising:
- an overloaded ram-air drogue parachute;
a descent control system, to which said overloaded ram-air drogue parachute is connected, for steering said overloaded ram-air drogue parachute; and
one or more recovery parachutes.
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Abstract
A guided aerial delivery device which can be used to safely and accurately deliver a payload and supplies from an aircraft in flight to a specific target location in a reduced time. The aerial delivery device uses an overloaded ram-air drogue parachute controlled by a guidance system to steer the payload towards the intended target. When a selected altitude is reached, a recovery parachute is activated and the payload descends the remaining distance under the recovery parachute.
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1. An aerial delivery device capable of delivering a payload, comprising:
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an overloaded ram-air drogue parachute;
a descent control system, to which said overloaded ram-air drogue parachute is connected, for steering said overloaded ram-air drogue parachute; and
one or more recovery parachutes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An aerial delivery device, comprising:
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a ram-air drogue parachute means for guiding and decelerating the descent of a payload while still allowing said payload to continue falling at a rapid velocity so as to reduce the amount of time said payload is in the air;
means for directing the ram-air drogue parachute means so that said ram-air drogue parachute means lands at or near a specified target location;
said ram-air drogue parachute means including a means for directly connecting to one end of said means for directing, a means for reducing the rate of descent to a predetermined rate at a predetermined height for a payload to provide said payload with a soft landing; and
said means for reducing including a means for engaging an opposite end of said means for directing.
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