A container for dropping from an aerial vehicle in flight comprises an upper wall, a lower wall, a plurality of side walls, and a plurality of air brakes comprising flat panels. A plurality of side air brakes, wherein each side air brake is connected to a corresponding side wall at or near an upper edge thereof, is freely pivotable around a side air brake pivot axis at or near the upper edge of the corresponding side wall from a passive position, in which the side air brake extends substantially parallel to the corresponding side wall, to a deployed position, in which the side air brake extends substantially transversely relative to the corresponding side wall, by air flowing between the side air brake and the corresponding side wall. A top air brake is connected, with one edge thereof, to the upper wall or one of the side walls, and configured to extend substantially transversely from the upper wall to tilt the container during dropping around a horizontal axis for pivoting the side air brakes from the passive position thereof to the deployed position thereof.

A container for dropping from an aerial vehicle in flight comprises an upper wall, a lower wall, a plurality of side walls, and a plurality of air brakes comprising flat panels. A plurality of side air brakes, wherein each side air brake is connected to a corresponding side wall at or near an upper edge thereof, is freely pivotable around a side air brake pivot axis at or near the upper edge of the corresponding side wall from a passive position, in which the side air brake extends substantially parallel to the corresponding side wall, to a deployed position, in which the side air brake extends substantially transversely relative to the corresponding side wall, by air flowing between the side air brake and the corresponding side wall. A top air brake is connected, with one edge thereof, to the upper wall or one of the side walls, and configured to extend substantially transversely from the upper wall to tilt the container during dropping around a horizontal axis for pivoting the side air brakes from the passive position thereof to the deployed position thereof.

A container for dropping from an aerial vehicle comprises a bottom section and a plurality of side walls. Wings are connected to the upper edges of the side walls to allow pivoting of the wing between a passive position, in which the wing extends along the corresponding side wall, and a deployed position, in which the wing extends substantially transversely relative to the corresponding side wall. Reinforcing units increase the bending stiffness of the wings. Retaining units limit pivoting of the wings beyond the deployed position.

A container for dropping from an aerial vehicle comprises a bottom section and a plurality of side walls. Wings are connected to the upper edges of the side walls to allow pivoting of the wing between a passive position, in which the wing extends along the corresponding side wall, and a deployed position, in which the wing extends substantially transversely relative to the corresponding side wall. Reinforcing units increase the bending stiffness of the wings. Retaining units limit pivoting of the wings beyond the deployed position.

To improve safety during a fall of a flying apparatus, a flying apparatus (1) according to a representative embodiment of the present application includes a body unit (2), a lift-force generating part (3) that is connected to the body unit and generates a lift force, a flight control part (14) that controls the lift-force generating part, an abnormality detecting part (15) that detects an abnormality during flight, a parachute device (4) including a parachute (41, 41A) and a parachute accommodating part (42) that accommodates the parachute, and a fall control part (16) that ejects the parachute from the parachute accommodating part according to the detection of the abnormality by the abnormality detecting part.

To improve safety during a fall of a flying apparatus, a flying apparatus (1) according to a representative embodiment of the present application includes a body unit (2), a lift-force generating part (3) that is connected to the body unit and generates a lift force, a flight control part (14) that controls the lift-force generating part, an abnormality detecting part (15) that detects an abnormality during flight, a parachute device (4) including a parachute (41, 41A) and a parachute accommodating part (42) that accommodates the parachute, and a fall control part (16) that ejects the parachute from the parachute accommodating part according to the detection of the abnormality by the abnormality detecting part.

A container for dropping from an aerial vehicle in flight comprises an upper wall, a lower wall, a plurality of side walls, and a plurality of air brakes comprising flat panels. A plurality of side air brakes, wherein each side air brake is connected to a corresponding side wall at or near an upper edge thereof, is freely pivotable around a side air brake pivot axis at or near the upper edge of the corresponding side wall from a passive position, in which the side air brake extends substantially parallel to the corresponding side wall, to a deployed position, in which the side air brake extends substantially transversely relative to the corresponding side wall, by air flowing between the side air brake and the corresponding side wall. A top air brake is connected, with one edge thereof, to the upper wall or one of the side walls, and configured to extend substantially transversely from the upper wall to tilt the container during dropping around a horizontal axis for pivoting the side air brakes from the passive position thereof to the deployed position thereof.

A system for deploying an unmanned aerial vehicle in a target region. The system includes a pod configured to be deployed from an air craft in a first region remote from the target region. The pod includes a capsule housing portion and a capsule ejection system in operative communication with the capsule housing portion. A capsule is dimensioned and configured to be disposed in the capsule housing portion as the pod is deployed from the aircraft and is ejected from the capsule housing portion by the capsule ejection system in a second region remote from the first region and the target region. The capsule includes a UAV housing portion dimensioned and configured to encase the unmanned aerial vehicle and a UAV ejection system in operative communication with the UAV housing portion for deploying the unmanned aerial vehicle in the target region.

A conventional parachute requires a velocity pressure during descent in order to open the parachute. As a result, a minimum descent distance and time are required from the beginning to the end of the parachute opening operation and use at low altitude has to be restricted. In order to remedy this issue, an airtight tube and a compressed gas device are provided together in a section of the parachute having the largest annular shape when the parachute has been opened. The tube is annularly expanded by the pressure of the gas, and the parachute is forcibly deployed and opened.

Aspects herein provide for an apparel item having an integrated parachute structure and a set of intake ducts. The parachute structure is configured to transition from a first slack state to a second inflated state subsequent to air entering the set of intake ducts incident to ground locomotion of the wearer thereby increasing air resistance to wearer movement.