Patent ID: 7232092
Filing Date: 2007-06-19
Classification: B64F,B64G

Abstract:
1. A flying vehicle-launching apparatus that launches a winged flying vehicle by accelerating the winged flying vehicle in a predetermined direction, the apparatus comprising: a flying vehicle-supporting platform that supports the winged flying vehicle such that the winged flying vehicle can launch therefrom; two or more guide ways extending in parallel and separated from each other, each guide way comprising a track; a guide device comprising at least one carriage portion which travels along each track, the at least one carriage portion supporting the flying vehicle-supporting platform over the two or more guide ways and the guide device guiding the flying vehicle-supporting platform along the guide ways; and a driving device that drives the flying vehicle-supporting platform along the guide ways, wherein the driving device drives the at least one carriage portion to drive the flying vehicle supporting platform and comprises a linear motor, the linear motor comprising a stator provided along the tracks and an armature disposed on the at least one carriage portion; and wherein each carriage portion comprises two or more truck groups disposed along the traveling direction of the flying vehicle-launching apparatus, the truck groups being fixed under the respective carriage portion so as to be rotatable around horizontal axes perpendicular to the traveling direction.