SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AIRBORNE RECOVERY AND LAUNCH OF AERIAL VEHICLES

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20240017857A1
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18350648

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Embodiments of a recovery and deployment pylon for recovering and launching/relaunching a target aircraft that can include a housing configured to be coupled with an aircraft, a motorized winch, a towline coupled with the winch and configured to be paid out and reeled in using the winch, a fitting coupled with the towline, and a first latching mechanism configured to selectively engage with a first lug of the target aircraft when the target aircraft is in a first position relative to the recovery and deployment pylon. The target aircraft can be in the first position when the target aircraft is within a predetermined proximity of the device.

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GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS INC3550 GENERAL ATOMICS COURT SAN DIEGO CA 92121

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Abelovski, Elijah Escondido, US 1 0
Allwein, Michael Joseph San Luis Obispo, US 9 10
Groves, James William La Mesa, US 2 1
Hultenius, Roy Encinitas, US 4 1
Kaser, Sebastian San Diego, US 1 0
Morales, Celestino San Diego, US 1 0
Siemens, Arthur San Diego, US 1 0

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