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Steerable Container Delivery System

  • US 20130048787A1
  • Filed: 08/31/2011
  • Published: 02/28/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A steerable container delivery system (“

  • CDS”

    ) comprising;

    a pallet configured to be airdropped from a cargo aircraft,a first fin and a second fin extending from opposite sides of the pallet and configured to alter a lateral position of the pallet during descent of the CDS; and

    a flight management computer (“

    FMC”

    ) configured to control a rotation of the first fin and the second fin, wherein the FMC computer comprises a GPS receiver configured to determine the lateral position of the pallet and control rotation of the first fin and the second fin to position the CDS over a drop location.

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