A DISCONNECT ASSEMBLY FOR AN AERIAL DELIVERY APPARATUS

The present invention provides a disconnect assembly 100 for disconnecting a parachute of an aerial delivery apparatus from a payload, comprising a detector device 120 for detecting that the aerial delivery apparatus has landed, a disconnect device 140 for providing a releasable connection between t...

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Hauptverfasser:	LAWS, Richard Anthony, JONES, Martyn Philip
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	AIRCRAFT ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT FLYING SUITS PARACHUTES PERFORMING OPERATIONS TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	The present invention provides a disconnect assembly 100 for disconnecting a parachute of an aerial delivery apparatus from a payload, comprising a detector device 120 for detecting that the aerial delivery apparatus has landed, a disconnect device 140 for providing a releasable connection between the parachute and the payload, and a transmit cable 130 for transmitting a mechanical trigger force from the detector device to the disconnect device, wherein upon the detector device detecting that the aerial delivery apparatus has landed, a mechanical trigger force is transmitted by the transmit cable from the detector device to the disconnect device and the disconnect device releases the connection between the parachute and the payload. The invention also concerns a kit of parts, an aerial delivery apparatus and a method of disconnecting a parachute of an aerial delivery apparatus from a payload.