Patent attributes
A rope suspension device with at least one rope suspension module that is adapted for suspension of at least one rope from a rotorcraft, the rope suspension module comprising at least one lockable load beam that is rotatable around an axis of rotation between a locked state and an unlocked state and that is adapted for supporting in the locked state at least one rope that is to be suspended from the rope suspension module, the at least one lockable load beam being, upon unlocking in operation, rotatable from the locked state around the axis of rotation into the unlocked state at least on the basis of a load that is applied to the at least one lockable load beam by means of at least one rope that is supported by the at least one lockable load beam.