Aeronautics and astronautics – Aircraft – heavier-than-air – Airplane sustained
Patent
1973-10-01
1976-03-09
Blix, Trygve M.
Aeronautics and astronautics
Aircraft, heavier-than-air
Airplane sustained
244 36, 244110D, 244113, B64C 100
Patent
active
039427463
ABSTRACT:
An aircraft having a composite configuration comprising a conventional fuselage forebody portion which symmetrically and variformly blends into a relatively wide, substantially flat beaver-tail-like afterbody, with the afterbody having an integral pitch trimming camber and a composite pitch control device and air brake, hinged transversely thereacross and forming at least a part of its trailing edge. The beaver-tail afterbody is geometrically blended into and joined with the after portion of the conventional forebody through the medium of an intervening medial body defined by a geometric transition piece. The composite aircraft is further capable of fixedly accommodating any type of conventional wing configuration without the necessity for any adaptative, structural change or modification and also carries conventional propulsion units and control surface components.
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Carter Glenn T.
Paniszczyn Thomas F.
Barefoot Galen L.
Blix Trygve M.
Duncan John R.
General Dynamics Corporation
Schurman Charles E.
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