Compact mechanism for retrieval of a towed body from moving vehicles

Recovery of a towed body, in one embodiment in the form of a decoy which is initially stowed in a receptacle or canister and which is allowed to pay out behind an aircraft on a towing cable wrapped around a spindle, is accomplished by snaring or lassoing a portion of the towing cable and by dragging...

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Hauptverfasser:	RUSSOTTI JOHN, JORDAN JAMES J, CARLSON MARK A
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AIRCRAFT ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT AVIATION BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS BLASTING BULLET CATCHERS COSMONAUTICS DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE ELECTRICITY EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT FLYING SUITS HEATING JAMMING OF COMMUNICATION LIGHTING LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES MEASURING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PARACHUTES PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING RADIO NAVIGATION SECRET COMMUNICATION TARGET RANGES TARGETS TESTING TRANSPORTING WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	Recovery of a towed body, in one embodiment in the form of a decoy which is initially stowed in a receptacle or canister and which is allowed to pay out behind an aircraft on a towing cable wrapped around a spindle, is accomplished by snaring or lassoing a portion of the towing cable and by dragging it to a further spindle which is driven so as to cause the lasso and a portion of the towing cable to wind up around the driven spindle. When a sufficient amount of the cable is wound around the driven spindle, the cable end secured to the canister is severed to allow all of the rest of the towing cable to be wound up. In one embodiment, a telescoping saddle or docking cradle is provided which extends from the canister to receive the retracted towed body so that it may be secured to the moving vehicle from whence it can be recovered, refurbished, and redeployed.