David W Gass

US Patent:

20170313442, Nov 2, 2017

Filed:

May 1, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/583226

Inventors:

- Hauppauge NY, US
Christopher R. LOVASCO - Shoreham NY, US
Juan VASQUEZ - Bohemia NY, US
David W. GASS - Wading River NY, US
Corey C. JORDAN - Selden NY, US
Liron DROR - Selden NY, US
John NELLIKUNNEL - Monmouth Junction NJ, US
Jeffrey HORNING - Farmingville NY, US
Christopher OLSEN - Bayport NY, US

International Classification:

B64F 1/06
B64C 39/02

Abstract:

An aerial vehicle launcher including a rail having a first end and a longitudinal axis and a piston movable in a passageway formed in the rail, the piston connected to a carriage by at least two elongate flexible members. The carriage having a support device for releasably engaging the aerial vehicle. Upon the carriage and the aerial vehicle approaching one end of the rail, the support device controllably disengaging the aerial vehicle, permitting the aerial vehicle to be launched. A device is connected to a pressurized gas source, the device controllably providing pressurized gas from the pressurized gas source to the passageway for drivingly moving the piston, the carriage, and aerial vehicle along the rail for launching the aerial vehicle. The device includes a reservoir for holding pressurized gas, the reservoir being a conduit, the pressurized gas in the reservoir providing the driving force for launching the aerial vehicle.