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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
May. 03, 2021
Applicant:
Hood Technology Corporation, Hood River, OR (US);
Inventors:
Andreas H. von Flotow, Hood River, OR (US);
Corydon C. Roeseler, Hood River, OR (US);
Assignee:
Hood Technology Corporation, Hood River, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 5/00 (2006.01); B64U 70/20 (2023.01); B64F 1/04 (2006.01); B64F 1/22 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64F 1/02 (2006.01); B64U 70/30 (2023.01); B64U 80/00 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 5/00 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64F 1/029 (2020.01); B64F 1/0295 (2020.01); B64F 1/04 (2013.01); B64F 1/222 (2013.01); B64U 70/20 (2023.01); B64U 70/30 (2023.01); B64U 80/00 (2023.01);
Abstract
A rotorcraft-assisted system configured to launch a fixed-wing aircraft into flight comprising a fixed-wing aircraft and an aircraft launch apparatus where the aircraft launch apparatus comprises a mechanism for attaching the rotorcraft to the fixed-wing aircraft, such as a saddle that removably engages the wing or wings of the fixed-wing aircraft.