Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System to accelerate and decelerate aircraft for take-off and landing
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Application No.: US16103540Application Date: 2018-08-14
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Publication No.: US10377504B2Publication Date: 2019-08-13
- Inventor: Brett M Hoffstadt , William A. Harkness , Royal E. Meservy
- Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Corporation
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Toler Law Group, PC
- Main IPC: B64F1/06
- IPC: B64F1/06 ; B64F1/02 ; B64F1/22

Abstract:
A system for controlling aircraft movement includes a platform configured to support the aircraft. The system includes a securing mechanism coupled to the platform to releasably couple the aircraft onto the platform. The system includes a conveying system coupled to the platform. The conveying system configured to, with the aircraft coupled to the platform during take-off of the aircraft, move the platform to accelerate the aircraft. The conveying system configured to, during landing of the aircraft, decelerate the aircraft. The system includes a controller coupled to the securing mechanism and to the conveying system. The controller configured to communicate with the securing mechanism and with the conveying system to control acceleration of the platform during take-off of the aircraft and deceleration of the platform during landing of the aircraft.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190092494A1 SYSTEM TO ACCELERATE AND DECELERATE AIRCRAFT FOR TAKE-OFF AND LANDING Public/Granted day:2019-03-28
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