METHOD OF LANDING DRONE AIRCRAFT ON ARRESTING GEAR Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC B64F1/02 B64C25/68 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to aircraft engineering, namely to method of landing drone aircraft on arresting gear. Proposed method consists in that, in landing, aircraft flight trajectory is formed so that engagement with cable engage section occurs in pass or after pass above said section. Then air propulsor is cut in to brake aircraft to preset speed as fast as possible and engage cable release is adjusted. Note here that, for preset landing approach speeds in operation of particular aircraft type, engage cable system characteristics are defined so that width of engage band swept by flexible driving element is not less than flight trajectory height control accuracy for given type of aircraft. After engagement with arresting gear 1^st stage engage cable, intensive absorption of aircraft kinetic energy is performed by acting with concentrated force on the main load bearing element of airframe. Then at arresting gear 2^nd stage coupled with the 1^st one, drone aircraft is braked to complete stop by concentrated force on the surface of damping elements of 2^nd stage.

EFFECT: higher operating performances of drone aircraft.

3 cl, 24 dwg