AU550608B2

AU550608B2 – Retrieving and launching vtol planes by crane
– Google Patents

AU550608B2 – Retrieving and launching vtol planes by crane
– Google Patents
Retrieving and launching vtol planes by crane

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Publication number
AU550608B2

AU550608B2
AU84303/82A
AU8430382A
AU550608B2
AU 550608 B2
AU550608 B2
AU 550608B2
AU 84303/82 A
AU84303/82 A
AU 84303/82A
AU 8430382 A
AU8430382 A
AU 8430382A
AU 550608 B2
AU550608 B2
AU 550608B2
Authority
AU
Australia
Prior art keywords
vtol
launching
crane
retrieving
planes
Prior art date
1981-06-04
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)

Ceased

Application number
AU84303/82A
Other versions

AU8430382A
(en

Inventor
Heinz Erwin Frick
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

BAE Systems PLC

Original Assignee
British Aerospace PLC
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
1981-06-04
Filing date
1982-05-28
Publication date
1986-03-27

1982-05-28
Application filed by British Aerospace PLC
filed
Critical
British Aerospace PLC

1982-12-09
Publication of AU8430382A
publication
Critical
patent/AU8430382A/en

1986-03-27
Application granted
granted
Critical

1986-03-27
Publication of AU550608B2
publication
Critical
patent/AU550608B2/en

2002-05-28
Anticipated expiration
legal-status
Critical

Status
Ceased
legal-status
Critical
Current

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Classifications

B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS

B64F—GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING OR REPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

B64F1/00—Ground or aircraft-carrier-deck installations

B64F1/04—Launching or towing gear

AU84303/82A
1981-06-04
1982-05-28
Retrieving and launching vtol planes by crane

Ceased

AU550608B2
(en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number
Priority Date
Filing Date
Title

GB8117085

1981-06-04

GB8117085

1981-06-04

Publications (2)

Publication Number
Publication Date

AU8430382A

AU8430382A
(en)

1982-12-09

AU550608B2
true

AU550608B2
(en)

1986-03-27

Family
ID=10522264
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Application Number
Title
Priority Date
Filing Date

AU84303/82A
Ceased

AU550608B2
(en)

1981-06-04
1982-05-28
Retrieving and launching vtol planes by crane

Country Status (9)

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Link

US
(1)

US4523729A
(en)

AU
(1)

AU550608B2
(en)

BR
(1)

BR8203273A
(en)

DE
(1)

DE3221140A1
(en)

ES
(1)

ES8306060A1
(en)

FR
(1)

FR2511340B1
(en)

GB
(1)

GB2104014B
(en)

IN
(1)

IN156512B
(en)

IT
(1)

IT1148563B
(en)

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Ceased

1982-06-01
IT
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1982-06-02
US
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Expired – Fee Related

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ES512778A
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Expired

1982-06-02
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Expired

1982-06-03
BR
BR8203273A
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Expired

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Publication number
Publication date

BR8203273A
(en)

1983-05-24

IT8248559D0
(en)

1982-06-01

US4523729A
(en)

1985-06-18

GB2104014A
(en)

1983-03-02

AU8430382A
(en)

1982-12-09

ES512778A0
(en)

1983-05-01

GB2104014B
(en)

1984-06-27

FR2511340A1
(en)

1983-02-18

IT1148563B
(en)

1986-12-03

FR2511340B1
(en)

1988-06-17

IN156512B
(en)

1985-08-17

DE3221140A1
(en)

1983-01-13

ES8306060A1
(en)

1983-05-01

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