US 12,345,308 B2
Methods, systems, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to damp catapult loads on an aircraft
Darin P. Haudrich, Des Peres, MO (US); and Zachary S. Lively, Saint Peters, MO (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed on Jan. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/153,252.
Prior Publication US 2024/0229893 A1, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. B64F 1/06 (2006.01); F16F 15/02 (2006.01)
CPC F16F 15/022 (2013.01) [B64F 1/06 (2013.01); F16F 2226/04 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a launch bar including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion to be releasably coupled to an aircraft catapult, the second portion to be coupled to an aircraft; and
a damper operatively coupled between the first and second portions, the damper to reduce forces applied to the launch bar at the first and second portions when the aircraft is launched by the aircraft catapult.