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Rail recovery system for aircraft

  • US 9,010,683 B2
  • Filed: 04/11/2012
  • Issued: 04/21/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2011
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An aerial vehicle recovery system, comprising:

  • an articulating crane;

    a rail positioned at a distal end of said articulating crane;

    a shuttle slideably coupled with said rail;

    a first set of two stanchions mounted to said shuttle;

    a second set of two stanchions mounted to said shuttle;

    a first capture cable stretched across said first set of two stanchions, the first capture cable capturing a first hook on an aerial vehicle; and

    a second capture cable stretched across said second set of two stanchions, the second capture cable capturing a second hook on the aerial vehicle, the second hook being spaced apart from the first hook, wherein the second capture cable reduces post-capture motion of the aerial vehicle caused by capture of the aerial vehicle by said first capture cable.

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