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Method and apparatus for utilizing a movable GPS antenna for surveying purposes

  • US 5,182,566 A
  • Filed: 10/02/1991
  • Issued: 01/26/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/02/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Apparatus for mounting on a rotary wing aircraft for supporting a Global Positioning Systems (GPS) receiving antenna, said apparatus comprising:

  • a boom structure for being fixed to and extending laterally to a side of said aircraft;

    mounting means on said boom for cooperating with corresponding mounting means on said antenna for removably mounting said antenna on said boom; and

    cable receiving means extending between said aircraft and said antenna and associated with said boom structure for receiving a communications cable attached to said antenna, wherein said cable receiving means permits the extension or retraction of said communications cable for allowing said antenna to be removed from said boom while maintaining operative communication of said antenna with said aircraft.

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