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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7975958 | Modular articulated-wing aircraft Systems and/or methods for forming a multiple-articulated flying system (skybase) having a high aspect ratio wing platform, operable to loiter over an area of interest at a high altitude are provided. In certain exemplary embodiments, autonomous modular flyers join ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7789339 | Modular articulated-wing aircraft Systems and/or methods for forming a multiple-articulated flying system (skybase) having a high aspect ratio wing platform, operable to loiter over an area of interest at a high altitude are provided. In certain exemplary embodiments, autonomous modular flyers join ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7429016 | Method and apparatus for fast deploying and retrieving of towed bodies In a method and apparatus for controlling the deployment of a towline connecting a mooring craft to an ejected object comprising the steps of monitoring velocity to determine when a point for optimum braking has been achieved and then engaging a brake system to reta... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7357352 | Air vehicle assembly and an associated control system and method An air vehicle assembly and a corresponding method for launching an air vehicle assembly are provided, along with corresponding control systems and methods. The air vehicle assembly may include a plurality of air vehicles releasably joined to one another during a po... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7338011 | Method making it possible to prevent vibration of a rudder of an aircraft and aircraft using this method A method for preventing vibration of a rudder of an aircraft may have, on a lateral aerodynamic surface of the aircraft's rudder, a protruding aerodynamic element capable of generating an aerodynamic effect tending to rotate the rudder about its articulation axis. A... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7309047 | Systems and methods for controlling flexible communication links used for aircraft refueling Systems and methods for controlling flexible communication links used for aircraft refueling are disclosed. A system in accordance with one aspect of the invention includes a support configured to be carried by an aerial refueling aircraft, and a motion control devi... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7198229 | In-flight refueling system, damping device and method for damping oscillations in in-flight refueling system components An in-flight refueling system, damping device and method are provided for substantially reversing a change in the disposition of an elongate hose extending from a first aircraft during an in-flight refueling operation. The various embodiments of the present inventio... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7188808 | Aerialwind power generation system and method An aerial power generation system includes a guide line supported by a support body. Wind driven elements are configured and shaped to provide maximum force from both lift and drag during the downwind phase of operation and minimum force during the upwind phase. The... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7154430 | Ventriloqual jamming using a towed transmission line A radar jamming signal generated by equipment carried by a target aircraft, is launched onto the leading end of a towed single wire transmission line so as to travel the length of the line as a nonradiating surface wave. A drogue radiator is attached to the trailing... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7137598 | In-flight refueling system, sensor system and method for damping oscillations in in-flight refueling system components An in-flight refueling system, sensor system and method are provided for detecting and damping changes in the disposition of an elongate hose extending from a tanker aircraft during an in-flight refueling operation. The various embodiments provide a compact, lightwe... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134374 | Safety cable cutter for cutting a cable used in servicing an oil and gas well A safety cable cutter used for cutting a cable used in servicing an oil and gas well. A centrifugal arm roller and a guide roller are mounted on top of a frame. The cable is received on the rollers as the cable is lowered down a well bore. Mounted on ends of the cen... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7097139 | In-flight refueling system, damping device and method for damping oscillations in in-flight refueling system components An in-flight refueling system, damping device and method are provided for substantially reversing a change in the disposition of an elongate hose extending from a first aircraft during an in-flight refueling operation. The various embodiments of the present inventio... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7059562 | Vertical lift flying craft A disclosed vertical lift flying craft includes a lift unit that, during operation, develops a force including an upward component. A payload unit suspends from the lift unit. The payload unit suspends from the lift unit in such a way as to impart lateral stability ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7048227 | Parachute supported aircraft with controlled wing collapse and inflation This invention relates to a parachute supported aircraft having a frame and a seat for supporting at least a pilot. A parachute is coupled to the frame by a plurality of riser lines for allowing the parachute to inflate and form a wing for lifting the frame. A pair ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7007894 | In-flight refueling system, damping device and method for preventing oscillations in in-flight refueling system components An in-flight refueling system, damping device and method are provided for enhancing the stability of an elongate hose extending from a tanker aircraft during an in-flight refueling operation. The various embodiments of the system, device, and method provide a passiv... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6932299 | Apparatus for aerial rearmament of aircraft The invention provides an apparatus for the aerial transfer of munitions from a rearming aircraft to the weapons pylon of the recipient combat aircraft. The invention also provides for the selection of munitions from a database of munitions and aircraft types in res... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6923214 | Device for servicing an aircraft on the ground A device for servicing an aircraft on the ground includes a rolling support and a cable or hose assembly having a first end for connection to a ground unit and an opposite second end for connection to the aircraft. A reel is rotatably mounted on the rolling support ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6913224 | Method and system for accelerating an object A system for accelerating an object that includes a towing vehicle, a tether connected to the towing vehicle, an object having at least one airfoil connected to the tether and a controller for controlling movement of the object, wherein, the towing vehicle moves in ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6905092 | Laminar-flow airfoil An airfoil having a fore airfoil element, an aft airfoil element, and a slot region in between them. These elements induce laminar flow over substantially all of the fore airfoil element and also provide for laminar flow in at least a portion of the slot region. The... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6886773 | Method and apparatus for fast deploying and retrieving of towed bodies In a method and apparatus for controlling the deployment of a towline connecting a mooring craft to an ejected object comprising the steps of monitoring velocity to determine when a point for optimum braking has been achieved and then engaging a brake system to reta... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6874807 | Coupling device for a handling trolley A coupling device for a handling trolley comprises a drawbar (22) arranged at the front of the trolley and designed to co-operate with the hook (24) provided at the back of a tractor, in particular a trolley preceding a line of trolleys. The drawbar ( | 04/05/2005 |
| 6293487 | Jumbo jet aircraft for mid-flight rescuing of another aircraft in distress An improved jumbo jet aircraft for mid-flight rescuing of another aircraft in distress. The improvement includes a pair of struts that extend upwardly from the fuselage and piggyback the another aircraft to safety, two pair of hooks that are disposed on t... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6220543 | Safe and secure commercial air transportation The safe and secure mass commercial air transportation to eliminate or, at least, mitigate dramatically the impact of a baggage-born explosion or fire in a cargo hold of a passenger airplane, menacing technical malfunction or failure of the airplane, or a... | 04/24/2001 |
| 5535963 | Transportation system employing aircraft guided by rail An aircraft which rolls along a guide rail at low speeds and attains aerodynamically airborne flight guided along the rail at high speeds. The guide rail structure includes I beams suspended end to end from spaced apart arches. The guide rails are mounted... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5499785 | Autojettison method and apparatus for dual-point suspension systems A method and apparatus for automatically jettisoning cargo carried by a dual-point suspension system when a suspension system failure is detected. Three conditions must be satisfied before a load is jettisoned. The average value of the load and an instant... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5333814 | Towed aerodynamic bodies An airborne body (1) towed behind an aircraft (2) is manoeuvrable around the flight path of the aircraft in order to intercept or collide with an incoming threat and thus protect the aircraft either by directly damaging the threat or causing it to fuze pr... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5188313 | Glider aircraft tow control system The towed glider flight control system of the invention has a towing frame interconnecting and pivotally connected at each end to the towed glider and the towing aircraft. Sensors measuring the angular relationships between the towing frame and the towed ... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5083723 | Air-driven, turbine tow reel machine controlled according to towline velocity and vent door position A reeling control system and an air driven tow reel machine incorporating such a control system are disclosed. In the disclosed control system and reeling machine of the present invention, towline velocity is monitored and reel-in and reel-out operations ... | 01/28/1992 |
| 4975543 | Energy-absorbing towline with embedded electrical conductors and drogue deployment system including same An energy-absorbing towline (14) comprises an elastomeric core (16) having a set of internal polymeric strands (18) helically wound around the outer surface (20) of the core in a first direction and a set of external polymeric strands (22) helically wound... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4770368 | Turbine/air vent reeling machine A turbine/air vent reeling machine for use in aerial towed target applications and the like disclosed characterized by use of a novel turbine head/air vent design which extracts ram air energy from the wind stream impinging upon a moving aircraft for the ... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4674710 | Automatic formation turns A method for coordinated turning of a formation of aircraft flying at air speed V, the formation characterized by respective rearward displacement DS and lateral displacement DR of each follower aircraft in formtion from a leader air... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4496159 | Aerial gunnery target deployment system An improved aerial gunnery target and reel system is provided which includes an aerial target, a housing affixable to an airframe, a cable spool secured for rotation in the housing, with cable wound therearound and connected to the target, a reel powering... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4365772 | Aircraft having buoyant gas balloon An aircraft is provided utilizing a spherical balloon filled with buoyant gas such as helium at a pressure substantially greater than atmospheric so that its dimensions are substantially unaffected by changes in atmospheric pressure or temperature. The ai... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4362280 | Method and apparatus for reducing destructive effects of tornados A method of reducing the destructive effects of a tornado, which has a rotary motion about a center and has at least one clear air inflow region at its periphery, comprises towing through the inflow region one or more fluid dynamic converters which impart... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4356984 | Tow body system-target drone A tow target system for use with a remotely piloted aircraft, including deployment of the target(s) from wing launchers on a tow line, braking of the tow line, release of target and tow line from the aircraft, and parachute recovery of the jettisoned targ... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4354419 | Survivable target acquisition and designation system A target acquisition and designation system is disclosed which enables an aircraft to perform aerial reconnaissance and surveillance, strikes of fixed or mobile targets, and other defense missions while at an altitude below which detection by enemy radar ... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4248394 | Remote control hang glider towing aircraft A remotely controlled powered aircraft equipped with engine, propeller and landing gear, radio-controlled from the ground and capable of towing a manned hang glider to an appropriate altitude. On reaching altitude, the pilot of the hang glider releases th... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4247281 | Slash burning The specification discloses a dispenser carried by a helicopter for dispensing a jelly-like mixture of aluma gel and gasoline. The dispenser has a frame carrying a barrel containing the mixture. A pump on the frame pumps the mixture through a nozzle from ... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4196876 | Banner towing adapter A banner towing adapter for use in the towing of a banner or target by an rcraft of the type having an arresting tail hook assembly. The towing adapter is installable in the hollow tail hook attachment pin of the aircraft by means of an expanding sleeve. ... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4195798 | Universal tow target adapter A reel launcher having a saddle operationally deployable beneath an aircr for carrying and towing an aerial tow target. The tow target is connected to the tow cable by an adapter which includes a notch for registration with a latch in the launcher. The a... | 04/01/1980 |
