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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2011
Marc Tardiff, Chelmsford, MA (US);
George N. Moorachian, Jr., Watertown, MA (US);
Todd Grenga, Cumberland, RI (US);
William S. Ricci, Needham, MA (US);
Richard John Benney, Stow, MA (US);
Marc Tardiff, Chelmsford, MA (US);
George N. Moorachian, Jr., Watertown, MA (US);
Todd Grenga, Cumberland, RI (US);
William S. Ricci, Needham, MA (US);
Richard John Benney, Stow, MA (US);
The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A multiple bundle sling load system including a sling for attachment to an aircraft, a support system suspended from the sling for carrying a plurality of bundles, a load release mechanism interconnecting each bundle with the support structure, a parachute associated with at least one of the bundles, a parachute release mechanism interconnecting each parachute with the support structure. And an actuator for remotely operating each release mechanism for selectively releasing each load release mechanism and not releasing the associated parachute release mechanism for an air drop operation and selectively releasing each load release mechanism and each associated parachute release mechanism for a land drop operation.