Aerial delivery system
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1. An aerial delivery system, comprising:
- a platform extractable from an aircraft via a parachute;
a first linear guidance device coupled to the platform; and
a first releasable securing mechanism,wherein the first releasable securing mechanism is configured to couple a first releasable item to the first linear guidance device,wherein the first linear guidance device comprises a monorail configured to permit the release of the first releasable item having all control surfaces extended prior to extraction of the platform from the aircraft, andwherein, responsive to operation of the first releasable securing mechanism, the first releasable item separates from the platform under the guidance of the first linear guidance device during parachute-controlled descent of the platform through the air.
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Abstract
An aerial delivery system is configured to allow delivery of one or more releasable items after the system is extracted from an aircraft. One or more linear guidance devices and releasable securing mechanisms allow the aerial delivery system to deploy one or more releasable items at an appropriate time. The one or more releasable items may be deployed simultaneously, or in a staged or staggered fashion. Through use of drag or lift-producing devices, the system may be recovered and reused. The attitude and/or azimuth orientation of the system may be varied prior to, during, and/or after release of a releasable item.
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22 Claims
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1. An aerial delivery system, comprising:
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a platform extractable from an aircraft via a parachute; a first linear guidance device coupled to the platform; and a first releasable securing mechanism, wherein the first releasable securing mechanism is configured to couple a first releasable item to the first linear guidance device, wherein the first linear guidance device comprises a monorail configured to permit the release of the first releasable item having all control surfaces extended prior to extraction of the platform from the aircraft, and wherein, responsive to operation of the first releasable securing mechanism, the first releasable item separates from the platform under the guidance of the first linear guidance device during parachute-controlled descent of the platform through the air. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An aerial delivery system, comprising:
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a platform extractable from an aircraft via a parachute; a linear guidance device coupled to the platform, wherein the linear guidance device is configured as a dovetail; a releasable securing mechanism for coupling a releasable item to the linear guidance device, wherein the releasable securing mechanism is configured to allow the releasable item to separate from the aerial delivery system during parachute-controlled descent of the aerial delivery system through the air; and a rotation mechanism coupled to the platform, wherein the rotation mechanism is configured to allow the azimuth of the aerial delivery system with respect to the parachute to be varied during descent of the aerial delivery system through the air. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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