Airplane

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1984-02-17

1986-11-18

Barefoot, Galen L.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft, heavier-than-air

Airplane sustained

244DIG14, B64C 126

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046231080

ABSTRACT:
A model aircraft of the flying canopy type employs a cloth canopy wing of the type shown in the U.S. patent of Jalbert, U.S. Pat. No. Re. 24,427, and includes a platform, a power plant on the platform, and a plurality of upstanding pylons mounted on the platform which attach to the triangular gussets of the Jalbert wing for supporting the wing in superimposed relation over the platform.

REFERENCES:
patent: Re26247 (1968-07-01), Jalbert
patent: 3135483 (1964-06-01), Girard
patent: 4424945 (1984-01-01), Dell
"Free Flight Investigation of Radio-Controlled Models with Parawings", Donald E. Hewes, NASA TN D-927, Sep. 1961.
"Parafoil Powered Flight Performance", John D. Nicolaides, Technical Report AFFDL-72-23, Jan. 1973, pp. 20, 23 and 25.
"Flight Test Results of a Powered Parafoil System" AFFDL-TR-76-15, Dr. John T. Nicolaides, 2/76, pp. 51-55.
"ParaPlane" pamphlet of ParaPlane Corporation, Pennsauken, New Jersey, (undated).

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