Abrégé

A rocket launch and landing system hooks and latches the rocket (176) on a padded recovery line (171) sliding up the side of the rocket. The line is strung between two towers (173). This system can place the rocket back on the pad (177) for launch. The rocket body is used as a low-density decelerator by bringing the rocket down rotating slowly about a lateral axis and more perpendicular to the direction of travel. Multiple rebound maneuvers return the rocket to space to cool down before diving down to thick air to rapidly decelerate.

Classes IPC  ?

• B64G 1/14 - Navettes spatiales
• B64G 1/24 - Appareils de guidage ou de commande, p. ex. de commande d'assiette
• B64G 1/26 - Appareils de guidage ou de commande, p. ex. de commande d'assiette par jets
• B64G 1/62 - Systèmes de retour sur terreDispositifs de freinage ou d'atterrissage

Abrégé

An oblique wing aircraft designed for reduced surface area to volume ratio. The aircraft has an oblique wing comprising a forward swept wing segment and an aft swept wing segment. A center oblique airfoil section connects the forward and aft swept wing segments. The center oblique airfoil section has a larger chord near its centerline than the chords of either of the forward or aft swept wing segments. The chord of the center oblique airfoil section tapers down more rapidly than the forward or aft wing segments as the center oblique airfoil section extends outboard toward the forward and aft swept wings. Preferably, the aircraft is an all-wing aircraft.

Classes IPC  ?

• B64C 3/10 - Forme des ailes
• B64C 30/00 - Avions supersoniques
• B64C 39/10 - Ailes volantes

Abrégé

A generally vertical rocket (2) flies generally horizontally into recovery line, cable or chain (3) suspended between towers (5, 7) of a catamaran landing ship (9). High speed winches (11, 13), preferably located near or at the tops of the towers (5, 7) can rapidly reel in or out the recovery line (3) to effectively raise or lower the recovery line (3). The fixture engages a capture device on the rocket located usually above the rocket center of gravity. This invention provides a more reliable means of landing a rocket and also eliminates rocket weight, cost and complexity associated with previous means of landing a rocket.

Classes IPC  ?

• B64F 1/02 - Installations au sol ou installations pour ponts d'envol des porte-avions pour l’arrêt des aéronefs, p. ex. filets ou câbles
• B63B 17/00 - Éléments, détails ou accessoires de navires, non prévus ailleurs
• B64G 5/00 - Équipement au sol pour les véhicules, p. ex. tours de lancement, installations de ravitaillement en combustible
• B63B 1/12 - Caractéristiques hydrodynamiques ou hydrostatiques des coques ou des ailes portantes tirant la portance principalement du déplacement liquide à coques multiples les coques étant reliées rigidement les unes aux autres
• B63B 35/52 - Filets, slips d'amerrissage ou dispositifs analogues, pour la récupération hors de l'eau des aéronefs
• B64G 1/62 - Systèmes de retour sur terreDispositifs de freinage ou d'atterrissage
• B64G 1/00 - Véhicules spatiaux
• B63B 35/50 - Navires ou constructions flottantes pour aéronefs

Abrégé

An oblique wing aircraft designed for reduced surface area to volume ratio. The aircraft has an oblique wing comprising a forward swept wing segment and an aft swept wing segment. A center oblique airfoil section connects the forward and aft swept wing segments. The center oblique airfoil section has a larger chord near its centerline than the chords of either of the forward or aft swept wing segments. The chord of the center oblique airfoil section tapers down more rapidly than the forward or aft wing segments as the center oblique airfoil section extends outboard toward the forward and aft swept wings. Preferably, the aircraft is an all-wing aircraft.

Classes IPC  ?

• B64C 3/10 - Forme des ailes
• B64C 30/00 - Avions supersoniques
• B64C 39/10 - Ailes volantes

Abrégé

An asymmetric aircraft (1) and an aircraft (1) that can operate from small ships (8) and be stored in high density with three aircraft or more in one helicopter hangar (107) without needing a landing gear or wing fold. These aircraft slide into and out of the hangar on dollies (90) like circuit boards in a computer and are launched and recovered using a large towed parafoil (6).

Classes IPC  ?

• B64C 3/10 - Forme des ailes
• B64F 1/04 - Installations au sol ou installations pour ponts d'envol des porte-avions pour le lancement des aéronefs
• B64F 3/00 - Installations au sol spécialement adaptées aux aéronefs captifs

Abrégé

An oblique wing aircraft designed for reduced surface area to volume ratio. The aircraft has an oblique wing comprising a forward swept wing segment and an aft swept wing segment. A center oblique airfoil section connects the forward and aft swept wing segments. The center oblique airfoil section has a larger chord near its centerline than the chords of either of the forward or aft swept wing segments. The chord of the center oblique airfoil section tapers down more rapidly than the forward or aft wing segments as the center oblique airfoil section extends outboard toward the forward and aft swept wings. Preferably, the aircraft is an all-wing aircraft.

Classes IPC  ?

• B64C 3/10 - Forme des ailes
• B64C 39/10 - Ailes volantes
• B64C 30/00 - Avions supersoniques

Abrégé

An oblique wing aircraft (1) designed for reduced surface area to volume ratio. The aircraft has an oblique wing comprising a forward swept wing segment (27) on one side of the wing and an aft swept wing segment (29) on the opposite side of the wing. A center oblique airfoil section (25) connects the forward and aft swept wing segments. The center oblique airfoil section has a larger chord near its centerline than the chords of either of the forward or aft swept wing segments. The chord of the center oblique airfoil section tapers down more rapidly than the forward or aft wing segments as the center oblique airfoil section extends outboard toward the forward and aft swept wings. The center oblique airfoil section is not shaped solely to function as a circular fairing to fill the gap between an oblique wing and a fuselage at different oblique wing angles, nor is it a second wing in an X wing configuration. Preferably, the aircraft is an all-wing aircraft.

Classes IPC  ?

• B64C 3/10 - Forme des ailes

Abrégé

An oblique wing aircraft (1) designed for reduced surface area to volume ratio. The aircraft has an oblique wing comprising a forward swept wing segment (27) on one side of the wing and an aft swept wing segment (29) on the opposite side of the wing. A center oblique airfoil section (25) connects the forward and aft swept wing segments. The center oblique airfoil section has a larger chord near its centerline than the chords of either of the forward or aft swept wing segments. The chord of the center oblique airfoil section tapers down more rapidly than the forward or aft wing segments as the center oblique airfoil section extends outboard toward the forward and aft swept wings. The center oblique airfoil section is not shaped solely to function as a circular fairing to fill the gap between an oblique wing and a fuselage at different oblique wing angles, nor is it a second wing in an X wing configuration. Preferably, the aircraft is an all-wing aircraft.

Classes IPC  ?

• B64C 3/40 - Variation de l'angle de flèche