SAFETY APPARATUS FOR A MULTI-BLADE AIRCRAFT
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1. Safety apparatus for a multi-blade aircraft, comprising:
- an expandable and collapsible parachute assembly having a plurality of inflatable tubes,a plurality of electrically triggered gas generators connected to a support surface of the multi-blade aircraft, andan on-board control unit operable to initiate triggering of said plurality of gas generators,wherein an outlet end of each of said plurality of gas generators is connected to, and in fluid communication with, a bottom end of one of said plurality of inflatable tubes, allowing said parachute assembly to be fully expanded upon generation of inflating gas by each of said plurality of gas generators.
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Abstract
The present invention provides safety apparatus for a multi-blade aircraft, comprising an expandable and collapsible parachute assembly having a plurality of inflatable tubes, a plurality of electrically triggered gas generators connected to a support surface of a multi-blade aircraft, and an on-board control unit for initiating triggering of said plurality of gas generators, wherein an outlet end of each of said plurality of gas generators is connected to, and in fluid communication with, a bottom end of one of said plurality of tubes, allowing said parachute assembly to be fully expanded upon generation of inflating gas by each of said plurality of gas generators.
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1. Safety apparatus for a multi-blade aircraft, comprising:
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an expandable and collapsible parachute assembly having a plurality of inflatable tubes, a plurality of electrically triggered gas generators connected to a support surface of the multi-blade aircraft, and an on-board control unit operable to initiate triggering of said plurality of gas generators, wherein an outlet end of each of said plurality of gas generators is connected to, and in fluid communication with, a bottom end of one of said plurality of inflatable tubes, allowing said parachute assembly to be fully expanded upon generation of inflating gas by each of said plurality of gas generators. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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