Insitu, Inc.

Robert Gilchrist, Iii

Robert W Hughes

Allen L Smith

Brian D Dennis

John Stafford

Steven M Sliwa

Bradley Louis Schrick

Jaime Mack

Systems and methods for recovering unmanned aircraft and controlling post-recovery motion of the aircraft are disclosed herein. An aircraft recovery system for handling an unmanned aircraft in accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure includes a base portion and an elongated aircraft capture member having a first end movably coupled to the base portion and a second, free end opposite the first end. The aircraft capture member includes a first portion and a second portion at a distal end of the first portion and positioned to intercept an unmanned aircraft in flight. The first and/or second portions are generally flexible. The system further includes an energy capture and dissipation assembly operably coupled to the aircraft capture member and positioned to receive at least a portion of the landing forces from the aircraft.

Systems and methods for recovering and controlling post-recovery motion of unmanned aircraft

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Cook, WA, United States of America

Robert Gilchrist, Iii