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AIRCRAFT BARRIER NET

  • US 3,738,599 A
  • Filed: 10/23/1970
  • Issued: 06/12/1973
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/14/1969
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An arresting device for delta wing aircraft comprising:

  • a. two parallel nets suspended horizontally across and above the runway for successively engaging the leading edge of the aircraft wing;

    b. each of said nets comprising an upper rope member and a lower rope member spaced from one another in a horizontal plane a distance which is equal to the height of the net;

    c. the upper rope members being joined at their ends and connected to common suspension means;

    d. the upper and lower rope members of each of said nets being interconnected by means of a plurality of spaced bands extending vertically between said rope members;

    e. the upper and lower rope members of each of said nets also being connected at their ends by means of a loop member slidably engaging a coupling member;

    f. said coupling member being connected to torque absorbing means arranged at opposite sides of the runway.

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