Aerodynamically shaped, active towed body

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PATENT NO 9849983
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15535431

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An aerodynamically shaped, active towed body includes a fuselage curved along its vertical and horizontal longitudinal plane. The fuselage has a unit chamber and a load chamber. A transverse plane of the fuselage is triangular, two upper corners being located on an upper face of the fuselage and a lower corner being located on a lower face of the fuselage. Each of two wings is subdivided into a small and a large segment. The small segment points downwards and is attached to the fuselage in a region of the lower corner and the large segment points upwards and is attached to the small segment. Each of the small segments comprise an additional load chamber. The towed body further includes a tail fin, rudders that are each adjustable by the control device and a coupling for the towing cable.

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ALFRED-WEGENER-INSTITUT HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM FUER POLAR- UND MEERESFORSCHUNGAM HANDELSHAFEN 12 BREMERHAVEN 27570

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bayer, Hans-Joerg Wettstetten, DE 1 9
Gerdes, Ruediger Loxstedt, DE 2 16
Herber, Andreas Nordholz, DE 3 18
Kalmbach, Dirk Bremerhaven, DE 2 16

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