US 11,718,389 B2
Methods and apparatus to recover rotorcraft
Jeffrey David Lydecker, Hood River, OR (US); and Rolf Rysdyk, Hood River, OR (US)
Assigned to Insitu, Inc., Bingen, WA (US)
Filed by Insitu, Inc., Bingen, WA (US)
Filed on Jun. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/834,439.
Application 17/834,439 is a division of application No. 16/149,920, filed on Oct. 2, 2018, granted, now 11,377,207.
Prior Publication US 2022/0297826 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. B64C 25/68 (2006.01); B64C 27/32 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64U 10/10 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 70/30 (2023.01)
CPC B64C 25/68 (2013.01) [B64C 27/32 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64U 10/10 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 70/30 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of recovering an aircraft, the method comprising:
moving the aircraft toward a suspended recovery line;
contacting a portion of a rotor of the aircraft with the recovery line; and
drawing the recovery line to a rotor hook based on a rotation of the rotor, the rotor hook positioned on a rotatable hub, the rotatable hub configured to support and rotate the rotor.