GB673550A - Improvements in means for launching aeroplanes and other flying bodies - Google Patents

Improvements in means for launching aeroplanes and other flying bodies

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Publication number
GB673550A
GB673550A GB2685149A GB2685149A GB673550A GB 673550 A GB673550 A GB 673550A GB 2685149 A GB2685149 A GB 2685149A GB 2685149 A GB2685149 A GB 2685149A GB 673550 A GB673550 A GB 673550A
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carriage
aeroplane
bolt
latch
aircraft
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GB2685149A
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Vinters Armstrongs Ltd
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Vickers Armstrongs Ltd
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Priority to GB2685149A priority Critical patent/GB673550A/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64F—GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING OR REPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B64F1/00—Ground or aircraft-carrier-deck installations
    • B64F1/04—Launching or towing gear
    • B64F1/10—Launching or towing gear using self-propelled vehicles

Abstract

673,550. Launching aircraft. VICKERS-ARMSTRONGS, Ltd., and WALLIS, B. N. Nov. 13, 1950 [Oct. 19, 1949], No. 26851/49. Class 4. Aeroplane launching apparatus comprises a carriage which may be propelled along the take-off runway and which supports the aeroplane with freedom to assume the attitude of flight, the aeroplane being locked to the carriage until the lifting force developed exceeds the take-off weight by a predetermined margin, release mechanism being operated automatically when such excess lift has been maintained continuously for a predetermined period. As shown the aeroplane 19 is supported on the carriage by a column 20 carried by a duplex parallel linkage 21, 25, to enable the machine to be raised or lowered without affecting its attitude, and the aeroplane may swivel about the column 20 so that its longitudinal axis lies along the relative wind. The locking and release mechanism may be as described in Specification 673,551, in which a detent on the aircraft is engaged by a latch on the carriage, a bolt loaded by compression springs being associated with the latch and moved to release the latch when the lift generated by the aircraft exceeds its weight by an amount equal to the loading of the springs, the necessary time delay being obtained by a dashpot arranged to ensure that the release movement of the bolt occupies a predetermined minimum period. The carriage shown is provided with flanged wheels 15 to enable it to run along guide rails, clips 30 which engage the heads of the rails preventing the carriage from leaving the track. Jet propulsion units 18 are mounted on a rear transverse member 14 connecting side booms 10, 11 which serve as fuel tanks. The supply of fuel to the propulsion units may be cut off and brakes 29 applied automatically when the aeroplane is released, for example by the operation of trip mechanism when the locking bolt is released. Instead of running on guide rails the carriage may be provided with self contained steering apparatus for operation from a remote point. The apparatus may be used for testing purposes, a mechanism being provided to prevent operation of the bolt release mechanism when the carriage speed reaches the value necessary to produce the predetermined excess lift.
GB2685149A 1949-10-19 1949-10-19 Improvements in means for launching aeroplanes and other flying bodies Expired GB673550A (en)

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Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2735391A (en) * 1956-02-21 H buschers
GB2211155A (en) * 1987-10-16 1989-06-28 British Aerospace Take-off trolleys for flight vehicles
CN107804472A (en) * 2017-10-06 2018-03-16 廖忠民 Express locomotive assist system
CN110615114A (en) * 2019-09-17 2019-12-27 陈建武 Method and device for assisting landing and landing of airplane
CN112874815A (en) * 2021-03-24 2021-06-01 北京空天技术研究所 Passive parallel separation design method for two-stage aircraft

Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2735391A (en) * 1956-02-21 H buschers
GB2211155A (en) * 1987-10-16 1989-06-28 British Aerospace Take-off trolleys for flight vehicles
GB2211155B (en) * 1987-10-16 1991-03-27 British Aerospace Take off trolleys for flight vehicles
CN107804472A (en) * 2017-10-06 2018-03-16 廖忠民 Express locomotive assist system
CN110615114A (en) * 2019-09-17 2019-12-27 陈建武 Method and device for assisting landing and landing of airplane
CN110615114B (en) * 2019-09-17 2023-04-25 陈建武 Auxiliary landing method and device for airplane
CN112874815A (en) * 2021-03-24 2021-06-01 北京空天技术研究所 Passive parallel separation design method for two-stage aircraft

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