Patent ID: 8453967
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: B64C,B64F,F41H,F41J

Abstract:
1. A method for the recovery of an aircraft, comprising: attaching a first pole pair comprising first top and bottom poles respectively to first top and bottom positions of a capture device; attaching a second pole pair comprising second top and bottom poles respectively to second top and bottom positions of the capture device; moving each pole pair from a first position, in which the pole pairs hold the capture device in an open position to capture the aircraft, to a second position, in which the top and bottom poles of the first pole pair and the second pole pair pivot about a pivot point with respect to one another and hold the capture device in a closed position to contain the captured aircraft; and absorbing the force of an impact using energy elements, each coupled on one end to a respective top or bottom position of the capture device and on another end to a respective top or bottom pole.