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Portable Catapult Launcher For Small AircraftAn apparatus for launching an aircraft having a multiplicity of interconnected elongated tracks of rigid material forming a track system and wherein each elongated track has a predetermined elongated track cross-sectional design, a winch system connected to the track system wherein the winch system has a variable mechanical advantage, one or more elongated elastic members wherein one end of each of the one or more elongated elastic members is adjustably connected to the track system, and a carrier slidably mounted to the track system wherein the canier is connected to the winch system and to the other end of each of the one or more elongated elastic members.
Document ID
20050237936
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Rosenbaum, Bernard J.
Petter, George E.
Gessler, Joseph A.
Hughes, Michael G.
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
February 8, 2005
Subject Category
Mechanical Engineering
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
US-Patent-6,851,647-B1|NASA-Case-MSC-23510-1
Patent Application
US-Patent-Appl-SN-417377
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