Aeronautics and astronautics – Aircraft – heavier-than-air – Fluid sustained
Patent
1996-04-02
1998-04-14
Barefoot, Galen L.
Aeronautics and astronautics
Aircraft, heavier-than-air
Fluid sustained
244 23D, 244 51, 244224, 180116, B64C 3900
Patent
active
057383022
ABSTRACT:
An airborne vehicle generally comprises a body, a lifting mechanism for lifting the vehicle, and a steering mechanism operable by a user for steering the vehicle. The lifting mechanism comprises first and second counter-rotating propellers mounted in a front end and a rear end, respectively, of the vehicle body. The lifting mechanism further comprises a front air intake and a rear air intake mounted in proximity to and above the first and second propellers, respectively. The steering mechanism comprises a plurality of louvers mounted on a bottom of the vehicle body below the first and second propellers. The operator uses a steering mechanism in a passenger position to adjust inclinations of the louvers so as to steer the vehicle.
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