Prop wash deflector
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1. In a cargo carrying helicopter wherein the cargo is suspended below the helicopter chassis the improvement comprising:
- a helicopter prop wash deflector means for defecting prop wash away from said cargo including a skirt disposed between the helicopter chassis and the cargo and extending outwardly and opening downwardly over the suspended cargo, said skirt terminating in an outwardly directed circumferential lip, said skirt being rigid and substantially frustro-conical.
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A structure for increasing the cargo carrying capacity of a helicopter when the cargo is suspended below the helicopter chassis is described. The structure includes a depending skirt surrounding the helicopter wheels or struts and extending outwardly over the suspended cargo. The skirt is substantially frustro-conical in shape and provides a peripheral lip extending substantially horizontally for deflecting prop down wash from the helicopter rotor away from the suspended cargo.
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1. In a cargo carrying helicopter wherein the cargo is suspended below the helicopter chassis the improvement comprising:
a helicopter prop wash deflector means for defecting prop wash away from said cargo including a skirt disposed between the helicopter chassis and the cargo and extending outwardly and opening downwardly over the suspended cargo, said skirt terminating in an outwardly directed circumferential lip, said skirt being rigid and substantially frustro-conical. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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