Aeronautics and astronautics – Composite aircraft
Reexamination Certificate
2005-09-06
2005-09-06
Barefoot, Galen (Department: 3644)
Aeronautics and astronautics
Composite aircraft
C244S050000, C440S033000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06938852
ABSTRACT:
A flying vehicle assembly apparatus comprises a winged flying craft and a powered craft for propelling the flying craft and a tether assembly comprising one or more first rigid struts having a first end pivotally secured to first biased pivot connections adjacent to the flying craft and a second end pivotally secured to second biased pivot connections, and one or more second rigid struts having a first end pivotally secured adjacent to the powered craft and a second end pivotally secured to a second biased pivot connection. The first and second biased pivot connections urge the flying craft and the powered craft toward one another, and whereby during flying operation, the powered craft is generally forward of the flying craft.
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