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Aircraft arresting elemental net with multiple independent bottom horizontal straps

  • US 4,979,701 A
  • Filed: 03/01/1989
  • Issued: 12/25/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/01/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An elemental net for a multiple element aircraft arresting net system comprising a single upper horizontal strap, a plurality of vertical straps having top ends and bottom ends, and a plurality of lower horizontal straps, said top ends of said vertical straps being directly affixed to said top horizontal strap at spaced intervals along the upper horizontal strap, alternating bottom ends of said vertical straps being alternatingly affixed to one of said lower horizontal straps so that said lower horizontal straps are free to move relative to each other to a significant degree in the active region of the net and so that lifting of one vertical strap will tend to lift only one of the lower horizontal straps in the vicinity of the vertical strap being lifted.

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