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

Claim 18:
19. 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 attachable to the rotary wing aircraft, and
a second end; and
the load engaging system, comprising:
a first attachment attached to the second end of the cargo cable,
a second attachment adapted for receiving a load,
a connecting apparatus that connects the first attachment with the second attachment, the connecting apparatus extending between the first and second attachments in a first direction and comprising a beam that connects the first attachment with the second attachment, wherein the beam is adapted to transfer the weight of load from the second attachment to the first attachment and wherein the beam defines the first direction,
at least two first thrust producing devices attached to the connecting apparatus adapted to produce thrust in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and
at least two second thrust producing devices attached to the connecting apparatus adapted to produce thrust in a third direction orthogonal to the first and the second directions.