Insitu, Inc.

The Insitu Group, Inc.

Steven M Sliwa

Brian D Dennis

Robert W Hughes

Allen L Smith

John Stafford

Jaime Mack

Bradley Louis Schrick

Robert Gilchrist, Iii

Andreas Hubertus Von Flotow

Bradley Schrick

Robert Gilchrist

Robert Iii Gilchrist

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

Methods and systems for starting propeller driven aircraft and other devices are disclosed. A system in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a removable fixture that is coupled to the propeller and has at least one portion exposed to a flowstream to rotate the propeller during engine start-up. The fixture is configured to separate from the propeller after the engine begins to turn over (e.g., after the engine starts and/or rotates above a threshold rate). Accordingly, the system can include a releasable link between the fixture and the propeller.

Methods and systems for starting propeller-driven devices

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White Salmon, WA, United States of America

Steven M Sliwa