GB757255A - Improvements in and relating to skid-landing aircraft - Google Patents

Improvements in and relating to skid-landing aircraft

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Publication number
GB757255A
GB757255A GB13480/54A GB1348054A GB757255A GB 757255 A GB757255 A GB 757255A GB 13480/54 A GB13480/54 A GB 13480/54A GB 1348054 A GB1348054 A GB 1348054A GB 757255 A GB757255 A GB 757255A
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Prior art keywords
trolley
aircraft
latches
arms
wheels
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GB13480/54A
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Thomas Cochrane Campbell
Geoffrey Francis Sharples
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English Electric Co Ltd
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English Electric Co Ltd
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Application filed by English Electric Co Ltd filed Critical English Electric Co Ltd
Priority to GB13480/54A priority Critical patent/GB757255A/en
Publication of GB757255A publication Critical patent/GB757255A/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—Ground or aircraft-carrier-deck installations for launching aircraft
    • B64F1/10—Ground or aircraft-carrier-deck installations for launching aircraft using self-propelled vehicles

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  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
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Abstract

757,255. Launching aircraft. ENGLISH ELECTRIC CO., Ltd. May 6, 1955 [May 7, 1954], No. 13480/54. Class 4. Apparatus to facilitate the takeoff of an aircraft 2 provided with a nose wheel 1 and main landing skids 3 comprises a trolley 8 mounted on one pair of front wheels 9 and two pairs of rear wheels 17. When the aircraft is not mounted on the trolley the wheels 9 are retracted by jacks 20 so that the trolley rests on castors 22 and the wheels 17. The means for attaching the aircraft to the trolley comprise a telescopic strut 6 having a latch 7 for connection to the fuselage and arms 11 connected to the rear undercarriage by latches 10. The arms 11 are mounted on the trolley by mutually perpendicular pivots 12, 16 and they are raised to the position shown by a pair of jacks 19, to which they are connected by latches 21 to raise the skids 3 from the ground. When the aircraft approaches the speed of flight the strut 6 is extended and when the aircraft reaches a predetermined angle of ncidence the latch 7 releases and the strut 6 is ietracted on to the trolley. At the same time the latches 21 are released to enable arms 11 to rise until the latches 10 are automatically disengaged. The arms 11 are then folded inwards about the pivots 16 by a linkage, not shown. When the aircraft has left the trolley, the brakes are applied asymmetrically in order to steer the trolley off the runway. The skids 3 are provided with braking sprags and when the aircraft is mounted on the trolley these are connected with the trolley brakes so that the pilot has full control in the event of emergency during take-off.
GB13480/54A 1954-05-07 1954-05-07 Improvements in and relating to skid-landing aircraft Expired GB757255A (en)

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GB757255A true GB757255A (en) 1956-09-19

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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2211155A (en) * 1987-10-16 1989-06-28 British Aerospace Take-off trolleys for flight vehicles
US5150860A (en) * 1991-04-23 1992-09-29 The Boeing Company Air vehicle launching device
CN111356633A (en) * 2017-09-14 2020-06-30 伊利亚·罗森伯格 Electric train system and method for autonomous takeoff and landing of aircraft

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
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
US5150860A (en) * 1991-04-23 1992-09-29 The Boeing Company Air vehicle launching device
CN111356633A (en) * 2017-09-14 2020-06-30 伊利亚·罗森伯格 Electric train system and method for autonomous takeoff and landing of aircraft
CN111356633B (en) * 2017-09-14 2023-11-10 伊利亚·罗森伯格 Electric train system and method for autonomous take-off and landing of an aircraft

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