Patent ID: 11873099
Assignee: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A load carrying assembly for carrying a load with a rotary wing aircraft, the load carrying assembly comprising a cargo cable and a load engaging system,
the cargo cable comprising:
a first end that is attachable to at least one of a hoist or a cargo hook arrangement of the rotary wing aircraft, and
a second end; and
the load engaging system, comprising:
a first attachment that is attached to the second end of the cargo cable,
a second attachment that is adapted for receiving a load,
a connecting apparatus that connects the first attachment with the second attachment, wherein the connecting apparatus extends between the first and second attachments in a first direction and comprises a beam that connects the first attachment with the second attachment, wherein the beam is adapted to transfer the weight of the load from the second attachment to the first attachment and wherein the beam defines the first direction,
at least two first thrust producing devices that are attached to the connecting apparatus and produce thrust in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction, and
at least two second thrust producing devices that are attached to the connecting apparatus and produce thrust in a third direction that is orthogonal to the first and the second directions.