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Ground-based apparatus for the take-off, landing and taxiing of aircraft

  • US 8,485,468 B2
  • Filed: 04/30/2009
  • Issued: 07/16/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for take-off, landing and taxiing of an aircraft without an undercarriage system or with retracted undercarriage, wherein the apparatus comprises:

  • a ground-based undercarriage (10), the speed of which can be matched to the speed of the aircraft when landing,a slide system comprising a driven slide (7) including a trolley (9) to which a ground-based undercarriage (10) may be releasably connected;

    whereinthe ground-based undercarriage (10) is releasably connected to the slide system, which can be driven in a direction of movement of the driven slide,the ground-based undercarriage (10) has at least two coupling means, which are configured to couple with the aircraft (4) on the ground-based undercarriage (10),the ground-based undercarriage (10) is configured to move along the slide system transversally to the direction of movement of the slide system to match the ground-based undercarriage (10) to the position of the aircraft (4) for coupling.

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