Aircraft launching apparatus
First Claim
1. AN AIRCRAFT LAUNCHING DEVICE INCLUDING AN ELEVATED RUNWAY TRACK SUPPORTED IN A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL POSITION, A TROLLEY SUPPORTED BY SAID TRACK FOR LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT THEREON, AN AIRCRAFT SUPPORTING MEANS ON SAID TROLLEY AND EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY THEREFROM AND RELEASABLY CONNECTED TO SAID AIRCRAFT BELOW THE TROLLEY, A CATAPULT DEVICE AT ONE END OF SAID TRACK AND INCLUDING A TOW CABLE CONNECTED TO SAID TROLLEY, A RETARDER SUPPORTED BENEATH SAID TRACK ADJOINING SAID END OF SAID TRACK FOR MOVEMENT GENERALLY PARALLEL TO SAID TRACK, AND A FIEXIBLE CONNECTOR CONNECTED TO SAID RETARDER AND INCLUDING AN UPWARDLY EXTENDING LOOP IN THE PATH OF MOVEMENT OF SAID TROLLEY AS IT APPROACHES SAID ONE END OF SAID TRACK, AND MEANS ON SAID TROLLEY ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID LOOP TO ACTUATE SAID RETARDER.
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1. AN AIRCRAFT LAUNCHING DEVICE INCLUDING AN ELEVATED RUNWAY TRACK SUPPORTED IN A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL POSITION, A TROLLEY SUPPORTED BY SAID TRACK FOR LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT THEREON, AN AIRCRAFT SUPPORTING MEANS ON SAID TROLLEY AND EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY THEREFROM AND RELEASABLY CONNECTED TO SAID AIRCRAFT BELOW THE TROLLEY, A CATAPULT DEVICE AT ONE END OF SAID TRACK AND INCLUDING A TOW CABLE CONNECTED TO SAID TROLLEY, A RETARDER SUPPORTED BENEATH SAID TRACK ADJOINING SAID END OF SAID TRACK FOR MOVEMENT GENERALLY PARALLEL TO SAID TRACK, AND A FIEXIBLE CONNECTOR CONNECTED TO SAID RETARDER AND INCLUDING AN UPWARDLY EXTENDING LOOP IN THE PATH OF MOVEMENT OF SAID TROLLEY AS IT APPROACHES SAID ONE END OF SAID TRACK, AND MEANS ON SAID TROLLEY ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID LOOP TO ACTUATE SAID RETARDER.
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Current AssigneeJames H. Brodie
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Original AssigneeJames H. Brodie
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InventorsBrodie, James H.
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Application NumberUS04/114,514Time in Patent Office1,306 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current244/63CPC Class CodesB64F 1/04 for launching aircraft
