Patent ID: 6042051
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: B64C,B64D

Abstract:
Apparatus for assisting the landing of an aircraft, said aircraft having a fuselage and main wings extending laterally from said fuselage, and said apparatus comprising:A) a preformed parawing-bag made of two sheets of flexible material joined together;B) means for stowing said parawing-bag in said aircraft;C) means for inflating said parawing-bag comprising air inlets positioned adjacent and below the forward portion of the fuselage; andD) means for deploying said inflated parawing-bag beneath the wings and the fuselage, forming a large inflated surface area that extends between the wings and the fuselage and from adjacent the front of the fuselage to a position adjacent the rear of the fuselage, said deployed parawing-bag generates an additional lift force during flight and cushions the aircraft during landing.