Distress beacon integrated in the vertical tailplane of an aircraft

The vertical tailplane of the aircraft is equipped with a distress beacon. The floatability of the vertical tailplane is taken advantage of in order to keep the distress beacon on the surface of the water in the case of an accident caused by a forced landing on the sea.

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Main Author Colin, Michel
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.05.2018
Subjects
AIRCRAFT
ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
COSMONAUTICS
DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES
EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT
FLYING SUITS
LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES
MEASURING
PARACHUTES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING
RADIO NAVIGATION
TESTING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:The vertical tailplane of the aircraft is equipped with a distress beacon. The floatability of the vertical tailplane is taken advantage of in order to keep the distress beacon on the surface of the water in the case of an accident caused by a forced landing on the sea.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201414534390