Releasable locking device of a flying vehicle intended for being launched from a platform

摘要

The device (20) has a frame (40) fixed on a platform, and a releasable locking assembly (42) for locking a flying vehicle in a locked position. The assembly has front and rear gripping units (60, 62) mounted to move with respect to the frame for passing between a closed configuration to grip a retaining unit (30) of the vehicle and an open configuration to release the vehicle. The assembly has an elastic stressing mechanism (64) to stress the front gripping unit toward the rear gripping unit in the closed configuration for grasping the retaining unit between the gripping units. Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) a launching assembly (2) a method for launching a flying vehicle from a platform.