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7338015 |
Gravity extraction air launch system for launch vehicle
A launch vehicle is deployed from an aircraft using gravity extraction of the launch vehicle with the aid of a small parachute which assists the extraction and damps the yaw and pitch of the launch...
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7308114 |
Method and apparatus of automated optical container code recognition with positional identification for a transfer container crane
A method and system providing a transfer container crane with container code recognition of a container identified by a container code to a container inventory management system is disclosed. The...
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7284727 |
Systems and methods for aerial dispersion of materials
Aerial dispersion systems that may be employed to allow rapid and temporary conversion of aircraft for aerial dispersion purposes, such as aerial fire-fighting. The aerial dispersion systems may be...
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7275715 |
Operational ground support system
An integrated operational ground mobility and support system ( 10 ) that includes an aircraft ( 12 ) having one or more service openings on a side of the aircraft ( 12 ). The integrated support...
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7270297 |
Hoist for aircraft cabin construction
A device is provided for hoisting a module for mounting into an overhead space, such as the crown of an aircraft fuselage. The device includes a frame that supports the module, and a lifting device...
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7261257 |
Cargo aircraft
An aircraft for carrying at least one rigid cargo container includes a beam structure with a forward fuselage attached to the forward end of the beam structure and an empennage attached to the...
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7204457 |
Barrier net
A barrier net ( 12 ) across a space defined by the fuselage ( 6 ) of an aircraft and a floor ( 7 ) of the aircraft comprising a first plurality of parallel lengths ( 13 ) orientated in a first...
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7198227 |
Aircraft cargo locating system
An aircraft cargo locating system determines the location and weight of aircraft cargo placed in unit loading devices. A wireless tag, such as an Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag is...
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7165747 |
Method and device for guiding an aircraft for aiding parachute drops
The device ( 1 ) for guiding an aircraft at least over an intermediate trajectory between a first flight trajectory for a low-altitude flight and a second flight trajectory which starts at an...
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7159823 |
Rapid deployment of troops and cargo
A rapid deployment system has an inflatable landing tube with an inflatable exit slide coupled to an aircraft. Connectors couple the landing tube to the aircraft. Flexible retarders extend inward...
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7156347 |
Pivotable pylon for external carriage of aircraft stores
A pivotable pylon for carrying stores, such as ordinance, sensors and pods external to an aircraft includes an elongated strongback coupled against an external surface of the aircraft and generally...
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7104503 |
Aircraft loading apparatus
Aircraft loading apparatus includes a frame removably attachable to an aircraft (e.g. a helicopter). The frame is constructed for assembly and disassembly in a transitional position and includes a...
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7093802 |
Pressurized sonobuoy deployment system
A jet aircraft with integrated, rotary sonobuoy launch system has storage racks for a number of sonobuoys in sonobuoy launch containers; and one or more launcher units in its cabin. Each launcher...
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7070145 |
Tailboom-stabilized VTOL aircraft
A disclosed flying craft includes a suspension structure having a first end and a second end, a lift unit, and a payload unit. The lift unit includes a nacelle and a tailboom, and pivotally couples...
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7059569 |
Method for aerial rearmament of aircraft
The invention provides a method 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...
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7051979 |
Auxiliary fuel tank systems for aircraft and methods for their manufacture and use
Auxiliary fuel tank systems for aircraft and methods for their manufacture and use. In one embodiment, an aircraft can include a fuselage, at least one engine, and a fuel system configured to...
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7051978 |
Adaptable payload processes
Processes for positioning, securing, and repositioning payload assemblies onto floor assemblies are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes forming a support structure having a plurality of...
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6942177 |
Static discharge cable for aircraft and method of using same
A static discharge cable is attachable to a rescue hook or other component being lowered by an aircraft. The cable has a first fitting attachable to the hook or other component, a second fitting...
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6905095 |
Multiple platform aircraft cargo loader
An aircraft cargo loader includes a first generally horizontal platform structure adjustable in height between ground level and a first elevated position. The loader includes a second generally...
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6874735 |
Automated airline baggage transportation system
An automated airline baggage transportation system includes a tug connectable to an airplane and a plurality of guide rails for automatically directing an airplane to a gate terminal. The system...
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6871823 |
Cargo loading system
A method of loading a ULD into a cargo compartment of an aircraft through a loading door opening of the cargo compartment, which method requires turning of the ULD and comprises the steps of:
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6845939 |
Tailboom-stabilized VTOL aircraft
A disclosed flying craft includes a suspension structure having a first end and a second end, a lift unit, and a payload unit. The lift unit includes a nacelle and a tailboom, and pivotally couples...
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6834758 |
Power drive unit for cargo handling systems
A power drive unit (PDU) for cargo handling systems comprising a frame arranged to be mounted in use for raising and lowering movement relative to a supporting structure, a drive motor carried by...
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6834757 |
Roller drive unit
Roller drive units are used for conveying objects, in particular cargo containers, on a roller conveyor track of an aircraft. They comprise a drive motor, a planetary gear with an input connected...
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6824102 |
Parafoil mid-air retrieval
The capture of payloads carried by a descending parafoil is facilitated by the use of a trailing line from the parafoil that is snagged by a hook on a recovery line from a helicopter. The trailing...
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6817578 |
Enhanced aerial delivery system (EADS) platform
A single transportation platform system capable of interfacing with standardized ISO containers, PLS truck-and-trailer systems, HSVs Fast Sealift Ships, and cargo aircraft's 463L rail and pallet...
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6811114 |
Apparatus for launching heavy large payloads from an aircraft
The invention relates to the aerospace engineering and can be used for jettisoning boost rockets from an aircraft. The inventive device comprises a landing container ( 3 ) with an open end ( 4 )...
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6808142 |
Aircraft with a plurality of upper and lower cabins functioning as cargo compartments or passenger cabins and method of loading cargos for aircraft
The aircraft with multi-level cabins functioning as a cargo cabin or passenger cabin comprises a first cabin provided with a cargo hatchway which is opened and closed by a cargo door on a fuselage,...
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6776375 |
Payload deployment system with an internal cargo unit
A payload deployment system is described that includes an external shell or tube within which an internal cargo unit is placed. The internal cargo unit encapsulates one or more payloads and seals...
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6739554 |
Aircraft weapons bay acoustic resonance suppression system
A aircraft weapons bay acoustic resonance suppression system for reducing undesirable acoustic resonances within an open weapons bay of an aircraft in flight is described. The system includes a rod...
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6708926 |
Modular integrated self-contained cargo deployment/retrieval system
The present invention relates to self contained, modular integrated deployment and retrieval system for use with an aircraft such as a helicopter. The deployment and retrieval system comprises a...
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6705817 |
Method and apparatus for loading an aircraft
A method for loading an aircraft (R) with shipping containers ( 3 ), the latter being passed on conveyor members ( 13 ) into the interior of the aircraft (R) and rotated there in a loading area ( 8...
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6705571 |
System and method for loading stores on an aircraft
An embodiment of the present invention provides a loading system for loading a stores item onto a release unit attachable to an aircraft structure, the release unit having a release actuation...
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6679454 |
Radial sonobuoy launcher
A radial sonobuoy launch system comprising a clam-shell launch tube and method for launching a sonobuoy. The clam-shell launch tube radially releases a sonobuoy and the clam-shell launch tube is...
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6663049 |
Integral energy source for store ejection
There is provided a store ejection system, store, and method for mounting a jettisonable store on an aircraft. The system uses a pressurized non-pyrotechnic fluid from a pressure vessel integral to...
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6663047 |
Multi-purpose aircraft cavity
There is provided an aircraft which can minimize its radar signature emission. Such aircraft comprises a fuselage having a lower fuselage portion. An internal fuselage cavity is defined within the...
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6659704 |
Loading bridge for air cargo loading
In the conventional air cargo transportation system, the transportation of the cargo that is stored inside of the airport terminal building, to the area of the loading/unloading door is normally...
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6655636 |
Product wrapping incorporating air drag device
A system is provided for slowing the speed of a product released into the air from an aircraft. A flexible material wrapped about a product includes a tethered portion thereof that is collapsible...
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6644596 |
Deployment system for inflatable structures
A system for deployment of a vacuum-packed inflatable structure includes a primary cylinder with a primary valve that can be opened under a primary applied force for discharging a primary...
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6622967 |
Aerodynamic control for separation of unstable bodies
Apparatus for separating aerodynamic objects from an aerodynamic vehicle includes a first element, aerodynamically configured to create nose-down pitching moment, mounted to the object surface, a...
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6622846 |
Aircraft cargo loader
A cargo loader platform having an array of roller assemblies on the deck thereof which are capable of moving a container longitudinally or laterally or rotating it includes several independently...
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6619178 |
Method for launching counter-measures, and arrangement for storing and launching counter-measures
The present invention relates to a method and an arrangement for launching counter-measures, such as flares and chaff. According to the invention, the counter-measures are launched in a direction...
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6616103 |
Cargo container apparatus, cargo container and methods of loading cargo
A cargo container apparatus and methods of loading cargo. The cargo container apparatus includes a cargo container having first and second opposing side frame portions connected by connecting...
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6604712 |
Method for transferring a load from an airborne rotorcraft to an elevated structure
Improvements in rotorcraft external load operations are disclosed, including a method for transferring a load from an airborne rotorcraft to a structure while providing fall protection for the load...
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6585188 |
Rescue vehicle
A rescue vehicle having a compartment for receiving a movable stretcher having two mushroom-shaped pins located at a front end and a rear end respectively of the stretcher. The compartment has a...
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6543715 |
Aerospace system
An aerospace system, which comprises a carrier aircraft, a launch vehicle and a payload. The launch vehicle with liquid fuel propulsion units is placed inside a fuselage of the carrier aircraft...
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6540179 |
In-flight loadable and refuelable unmanned aircraft system for continuous flight
A method for refueling and reloading an unmanned aircraft for continuous flight is disclosed herein wherein the unmanned aircraft is maintained and supported by a support aircraft. Both aircraft...
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6536711 |
Single aperture conformal aircraft bays
A conformal aircraft bay having a single aperture or gap formed by doors with abutting edge portions being located side-by-side while the doors are in a closed position, the doors are structured to...
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6517028 |
Freight loading system
A loading system for loading a cargo deck in a cargo space of an aircraft with cargo holders is proposed, in which there are provided two pairs of mounting tracks with support rollers and...
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6511018 |
Air drop container assembly
An air drop container assembly for providing an improved air-drop container for the military and emergency operations. The air drop container assembly includes a container having a top wall, a...
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