Expendable aerial delivery system
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1. An expendable aerial delivery system, comprising:
- a platform comprising an expendable material;
a roller plank coupled to the platform, the roller plank comprising an expendable material;
a sling configured to couple the platform to a parachute;
a strap configured to retain a payload to the platform; and
a stop block coupled to the sling, wherein the stop block simultaneously transfers forces arising from an extraction parachute to the platform and the roller plank.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for aerial delivery utilize expendable materials. An expendable aerial delivery system comprises wood, textile and/or other expendable materials, for example materials suitable for disposing via burning or crushing in a forward area. In this manner, valuable and/or expensive metal platforms can be eliminated from airdrops, thus preventing insurgent repurposing of these platforms into improvised explosive devices and other implements of warfare.
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1. An expendable aerial delivery system, comprising:
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a platform comprising an expendable material; a roller plank coupled to the platform, the roller plank comprising an expendable material; a sling configured to couple the platform to a parachute; a strap configured to retain a payload to the platform; and a stop block coupled to the sling, wherein the stop block simultaneously transfers forces arising from an extraction parachute to the platform and the roller plank. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12)
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2. An expendable aerial delivery system, comprising:
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a platform comprising an expendable material; a roller plank coupled to the platform, the roller plank comprising an expendable material; a sling configured to couple the platform to a parachute; a strap configured to retain a payload to the platform; and a stop block coupled to the sling, wherein the stop block reduces shear forces between the platform and the roller plank responsive to operation of an extraction parachute.
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3. An expendable aerial delivery system, comprising:
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a platform comprising an expendable material; a roller plank coupled to the platform, the roller plank comprising an expendable material; a sling configured to couple the platform to a parachute; and a strap configured to retain a payload to the platform; wherein the roller plank is configured with a trench formed by at least one spacer, wherein the sling is disposed between the roller plank and the platform in the trench, and wherein the sling encircles at least a portion of the platform.
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4. An expendable aerial delivery system, comprising:
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a platform comprising an expendable material; a roller plank coupled to the platform, the roller plank comprising an expendable material; a sling configured to couple the platform to a parachute; and a strap configured to retain a payload to the platform; wherein the sling is configured as a combined sling disposed between the platform and multiple roller planks.
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10. An expendable aerial delivery system, comprising:
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a platform comprising an expendable material; a roller plank coupled to the platform, the roller plank comprising an expendable material; a sling configured to couple the platform to a parachute; a strap configured to retain a payload to the platform; and a cascading loop release component coupled to the sling.
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