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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Brett M. Hoffstadt, San Antonio, TX (US);
William A. Harkness, Seattle, WA (US);
Royal E. Meservy, St. Charles, MO (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/06 (2006.01); B64F 1/02 (2006.01); B64F 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/06 (2013.01); B64F 1/02 (2013.01); B64F 1/22 (2013.01); Y02T 50/80 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for controlling aircraft movement includes a frame extending across a width of a runway. The system includes an attachment mechanism coupled to the frame and configured to be releasably connected to a portion of an aircraft. The system includes a conveying system configured to, with the aircraft coupled to the frame during take-off of the aircraft, accelerate the aircraft. The conveying system is further configured to, during landing of the aircraft, decelerate the aircraft.