Tow line tension management systems for aircraft

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11987351
APP PUB NO 20240051661A1
SERIAL NO

17885053

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A tailsitter aircraft for deploying a tow line includes an airframe having wings with pylons extending therebetween and a thrust array attached to the airframe, the thrust array including propulsion assemblies configured to transition the airframe between a forward flight orientation and a VTOL orientation. The tailsitter aircraft includes an attenuation spool coupled to the airframe and an attenuation cable having a first end coupled to the attenuation spool and a second end coupled to the tow line, the attenuation cable partially or fully wound around the attenuation spool. The tailsitter aircraft also includes a spool sensor to detect movement of the attenuation spool and a flight control system implementing a tow line tension monitoring module in communication with the spool sensor to determine a tow line tension parameter and a tow line tension reaction module to initiate an aircraft response based on the tow line tension parameter.

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TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC40 WESTMINSTER STREET PROVIDENCE RI 02903

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Armendariz, Alyssa Berta Fort Worth, US 1 0
Peters, Russell C Fort Worth, US 12 19
Stroncek, Christopher John Kennedale, US 1 0
Wittmaak,, Jr John Robert Newark, US 13 76

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