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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2006
Applicants:
William R. Mcdonnell, St. Louis, MO (US);
Charles H. Baker, Union, MO (US);
Inventors:
William R. McDonnell, St. Louis, MO (US);
Charles H. Baker, Union, MO (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Aerospace Technologies, Inc., St. Louis, MS (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/02 (2006.01); B64C 25/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of launching and retrieving a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) (). The preferred method of launch involves carrying the UAV () up to altitude using a parasail () similar to that used to carry tourists aloft. The UAV is dropped and picks up enough airspeed in the dive to perform a pull-up into level controlled flight. The preferred method of recovery is for the UAV to fly into and latch onto the parasail tow line () or cables hanging off the tow line and then be winched back down to the boat ().