Patent ID: 7806366

Claim:
An aircraft system, comprising: a line capture assembly carried by an unmanned aircraft having a fuselage, a first lifting surface, and a second surface extending from the fuselage generally opposite to the first lifting surface, the line capture assembly including a first flexible support line having a first portion attached to an attachment point on the fuselage and a second portion extending from the attachment point spanwise along the first lifting surface of the aircraft; a first engagement device coupled to the second portion of the first support line and releasably secured at least proximate to an outboard edge of the first lifting surface; a second flexible support line having a first portion attached to the attachment point and a second portion extending from the attachment point spanwise along the second lifting surface; and a second engagement device coupled to the second portion of the second support line and releasably secured to at least proximate to an outboard edge of the second lifting surface.