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Aircraft crash recorder unit

  • US 3,181,809 A
  • Filed: 07/29/1963
  • Issued: 05/04/1965
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/02/1962
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. IN COMBINATION:

  • AN AIRCRAFT CRASH RECORDER UNIT INCLUDING A BUOYANT CANISTER WHICH IS EJECTABLE FROM AN AIRCRAFT, THE CONTENTS OF SAID CANISTER BEING ON A COMMON SUPPORT AND COMPRISING;

    A RECORDER;

    A TIME DELAY MECHANISM INITIATED BY EJECTION FROM THE AIRCRAFT;

    A PARACHUTE INCLUDING A RELEASE LINKED TO SAID DELAY MECHANISM;

    A FLOATION BAG POSITIONED ON SAID CANNISTER SO AS TO INSURE UPRIGHT ATTITUDE FLOTATION IN WATER AND AT LEAST PARTIALLY UPRIGHT ATTITUDE ON LAND;

    A SOURCE OF COMPRESSED GAS CONNECTED TO SAID BAG;

    RELEASE MEANS LINKING SAID SOURCE AND SAID DELAY MECHANISM;

    A RADIO TRANSMITTER;

    A SWITCH LINKED TO SAID DELAY MECHANISM FOR CONTROLLING SAID TRANSMITTER;

    AN AUTOMATICALLY EXTENSIBLE ANTENNA FOR SAID TRANSMITTER LINKED TO SAID DELAY MECHANISM;

    THE LINKAGES BEING OPERABLE ONLY WHEN THE DELAY IS COMPLATE TO DEPLOY SAID PARACHUTE, INFLATE SAID FLOTATION BAG, SWITCH ON SAID TRANSMITTER AND EXTEND SAID ANTENNA.

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