Combined road vehicle and aircraft

Details Combined road vehicle and aircraft Combined road vehicle and aircraft

1979-01-08

1981-05-26

Frankfort, Charles E.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Composite aircraft

244 49, B64C 3700, B64C 356

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042693748

ABSTRACT:
The apparatus is convertible between road vehicle and aircraft forms having wing and tail assemblies as well as propelling structure that are movable outwardly for the flying form and movable inwardly in stored position for the road vehicle form. All of the parts of the apparatus remain intact in both the road and flying forms. Storage for the wing and tail assemblies and the propelling structure is in side and end compartments, and the wing and tail assemblies have foldable sections for this purpose. The apparatus has a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels, the latter wheels being movable between a narrowed rearward position for road use which allows storage of the wings in the side compartments and a forward widened position for aircraft use. The tail assembly is supported on a slide mechanism which extends downward in a forward longitudinal direction whereby the tail assembly is lowered as it is moved forwardly for storage in the rear compartment.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2573271 (1951-10-01), Perl
patent: 2811323 (1957-10-01), Rethorst
patent: 2940688 (1960-06-01), Bland
patent: 2989269 (1961-06-01), Le Bel
patent: 3083936 (1963-04-01), Rethorst
patent: 3371886 (1968-03-01), Schertz

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