Aircraft with foldable tail assembly

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2005-12-27

2005-12-27

Carone, Michael J. (Department: 3641)

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft sustentation

Sustaining airfoils

C244S00700B, C244S087000

Reexamination Certificate

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06978970

ABSTRACT:
A foldable tail assembly for an aircraft includes a stabilizer and a pair of right and left fins mounted with respect to the stabilizer so that the fins may lay flat over the stabilizer during periods when the aircraft is not flight-ready, and so that the fins may be erected above the stabilizer to form a triangular configuration when the aircraft is ready to fly.

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Applicant's “Sketch of Existing Aircraft with an Inverted V Tail”; 2004.

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