Top hook aircraft

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an embodiment of a top hook aircraft with a top hook in a fully extended position in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the top hook aircraft in accordance with the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 with the top hook in the fully extended position;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the top hook aircraft in accordance with the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 with the top hook in a fully retracted position;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the top hook aircraft in accordance with the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 with the top hook in the fully extended position;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the top hook aircraft in accordance with the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 with the top hook in the fully retracted position; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the top hook aircraft in accordance with the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 with the top hook in the fully extended position.

The left side view and the bottom view of the top hook aircraft, which are not shown, form no art of the claimed design. Further, the elements depicted by broken lines in FIGS. 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 are provided for the purpose of illustrating portions of the top hook aircraft that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for the top hook aircraft, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D712310
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 16, 2012
Date of Patent: Sep 2, 2014
Assignee: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA)
Inventors: John Gundlach (Manassas, VA), Francesco Giannini (Vienna, VA), Cayce Boone (Manassas, VA)
Primary Examiner: Caron D. Veynar
Assistant Examiner: Martie K Holtje
Application Number: 29/418,353