Launch and recovery system for unmanned aerial vehicles

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8567718
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13783575

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A method of launching and retrieving a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) (10). The preferred method of launch involves carrying the UAV (10) up to altitude using a parasail (8) 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 (4) or cables hanging off the tow line and then be winched back down to the boat (2).

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ADVANCED AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGIES INC1165 BELLA VISTA DRIVE ST LOUIS MO 63131

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
McDonnell, William Randall St. Louis, US 7 54

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