GB553010A - Improvements in or relating to the return of aircraft to ships from which they have been launched - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to the return of aircraft to ships from which they have been launched

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GB553010A
GB553010A GB50242A GB50242A GB553010A GB 553010 A GB553010 A GB 553010A GB 50242 A GB50242 A GB 50242A GB 50242 A GB50242 A GB 50242A GB 553010 A GB553010 A GB 553010A
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aircraft
cables
vessel
drogues
hooks
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GB50242A
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CHARLES HENRY CHICHESTER SMIIH
Fairey Aviation Co Ltd
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CHARLES HENRY CHICHESTER SMIIH
Fairey Aviation Co Ltd
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Application filed by CHARLES HENRY CHICHESTER SMIIH, Fairey Aviation Co Ltd filed Critical CHARLES HENRY CHICHESTER SMIIH
Priority to GB50242A priority Critical patent/GB553010A/en
Publication of GB553010A publication Critical patent/GB553010A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B35/00—Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for
    • B63B35/50—Vessels or floating structures for aircraft
    • B63B35/52—Nets, slipways or the like, for recovering aircraft from the water

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  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
  • Transmission Devices (AREA)
  • Storing, Repeated Paying-Out, And Re-Storing Of Elongated Articles (AREA)
  • Tires In General (AREA)

Abstract

553,010. Landing platforms for aircraft. FAIREY AVIATION CO., Ltd., and SMITH, C. H. C. Jan. 13, 1942, No. 502. [Class 4] A slipway for the return of aircraft to slips from which they have been launched is constituted by a number of cables extending aft from the vessel and supported at their after ends by floats and drogues or paravanes so adjusted that the drag imposed on the cables is sufficient to enable them to support an aircraft alighting thereon. As shown, the slipway comprises a series of cables a extending between fore and aft spreader beams b, e, the beam b being fitted with floats e<SP>1</SP> and drogues f. To enable the aircraft to be drawn forwards on to the vessel, the aircraft undercarriage is adapted to be engaged by a transverse cable h extending between blocks m slidable each on a cable a and connected to haulage cables k, the blocks being connected also by a beam g. The aircraft undercarriage n, Fig. 5, may be V-shaped and be provided with hooks o to prevent undue spreading of the cables a or when the aircraft is provided with retractable wheels, these may be replaced by an axle secured by quick-release fittings, to the stub-axles of the wheels, this axle being fitted with deck-hooks of known type which snap on to the cables and retard the forward movement of the aircraft while arrester gear on the tail thereof may grip the cable h and prevent overturning of the aircraft. Such deck-hooks may also be provided in association with the V-shaped undercarriage. The slipway may include telescopic guide channels extensible from alongside the hull of the vessel d and engaged by rollers on the beam e. With this arrangement the cables a may be arranged to be drawn over rollers at the stern of the vessel into a compartment below the deck. The drogues may be adjustable electrically or mechanically so as to offer minimum resistance except when an aircraft is about to alight.
GB50242A 1942-01-13 1942-01-13 Improvements in or relating to the return of aircraft to ships from which they have been launched Expired GB553010A (en)

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Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2692101A (en) * 1950-03-24 1954-10-19 All American Eng Co Hydroski and float aircraft take-off and landing ramp
US4744529A (en) * 1986-10-14 1988-05-17 Clarke John G System and method for recovery of disabled aircraft

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2692101A (en) * 1950-03-24 1954-10-19 All American Eng Co Hydroski and float aircraft take-off and landing ramp
US4744529A (en) * 1986-10-14 1988-05-17 Clarke John G System and method for recovery of disabled aircraft

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