公开(公告)号：US20230415891A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-28

申请号：US18066935

申请日：2022-12-15

Applicant: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Joseph Allwein ,  David Childers ,  Keith Richards ,  Jesse Stence ,  Tony Goetz

IPC: B64D3/02 ,  G01S19/43 ,  G01S17/86 ,  B64D5/00 ,  B64D47/08

CPC classification number: B64D3/02 ,  G01S19/43 ,  G01S17/86 ,  B64D5/00 ,  B64D47/08 ,  B64U2201/104

Abstract: Embodiments of a system for recovery of a target aircraft by a host aircraft, the system including a towline having a proximal section configured to be coupled with the host aircraft and a distal section configured to be paid out from the host aircraft, a fitting coupled with the distal section of the towline, wherein the fitting comprises a housing, a global navigation satellite system receiver (e.g., without limitation, a GPS receiver), and a global navigation satellite system antenna. In some embodiments, when paid out from the host aircraft, the towline is configured to be in a substantially vertical orientation. The system of some embodiments can further include a capture mechanism configured to be coupled with a fuselage of the target aircraft and configured to capture the fitting