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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOVERING AND CONTROLLING POST-RECOVERY MOTION OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT

  • US 20120223182A1
  • Filed: 10/21/2011
  • Published: 09/06/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An aircraft recovery system for handling an unmanned aircraft, the system comprising:

  • a base portion;

    an elongated aircraft capture member having a first end movably coupled to the base portion and a second, free end opposite the first end, wherein the aircraft capture member has a first portion and a second portion at a distal end of the first portion and positioned to intercept an unmanned aircraft in flight, and wherein at least one of the first and second portions is generally flexible; and

    an energy capture and dissipation assembly operably coupled to the aircraft capture member and positioned to receive at least a portion of the landing forces from the aircraft.

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