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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2018
Applicant:
Charles M. Anderson, Valencia, CA (US);
Inventor:
Charles M. Anderson, Valencia, CA (US);
Assignee:
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Falls Church, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/02 (2006.01); B64C 3/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64C 3/26 (2013.01); B64C 2201/182 (2013.01); B64C 2201/206 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for releasably retaining at least one UAV in an aircraft includes a support member connected to the aircraft and extending through a passage. At least one boom is secured to the support member. Each boom has an expanded condition preventing the UAV from exiting the passage and a collapsed condition allowing the UAV to exit the passage in the wing.