Patent ID: 9139309
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: B64F

Abstract:
1. A ground-based recovery system for aircraft with disabled landing gear, comprising: a recovery vehicle channel having elongated and mutually opposed lateral slots extending along the length of the channel, each of the slots having an upper surface, a sidewall, and a lower surface; a recovery vehicle disposed within the channel; the recovery vehicle includes a vehicle operator position and a systems operator position; wherein the vehicle operator position is disposed within the recovery vehicle; the systems operator position disposed within the recovery vehicle, and the systems operator position being separated from the vehicle operator position; and an articulating recovery cradle disposed atop the recovery vehicle; wherein the articulating recovery cradle includes scissor jack mechanism moving the cradle vertically with respect to the recovery vehicle so as to capture the disabled vehicle at an upper position, and lower the cradle and disabled vehicle to a lower position atop the recovery vehicle.