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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2006
David L. Hunn, Kennedale, TX (US);
R. Vince Caruth, Ovilla, TX (US);
John S. Buchan, Fort Worth, TX (US);
David L. Hunn, Kennedale, TX (US);
R. Vince Caruth, Ovilla, TX (US);
John S. Buchan, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Grand Prairie, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for launching a vehicle includes a bag and an inflator in fluid communication with the bag, the inflator configured to generate a gas to inflate the bag. The apparatus is operable to launch the vehicle. A method for launching a vehicle includes the step of providing an apparatus for launching the vehicle, the apparatus comprising a bag and an inflator in fluid communication with the bag. The method further includes the step of activating the inflator, such that a gas flows from the inflator, and the step of inflating the bag with the gas to launch the vehicle.