Aeronautics and astronautics – Aircraft – heavier-than-air – Helicopter or auto-rotating wing sustained – i.e. – gyroplanes
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-27
2010-10-19
Mansen, Michael R (Department: 3644)
Aeronautics and astronautics
Aircraft, heavier-than-air
Helicopter or auto-rotating wing sustained, i.e., gyroplanes
C244S008000, C244S002000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07815144
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle that can operate as either a motorcycle or an autogiro, said vehicle having a flight mode and a motorcycle mode, said vehicle comprising:a frame having a front part and a rear part;a center-line that passes from the front of said vehicle to the rear of said vehicle through the center of said vehicle such that said vehicle's weight is distributed nearly equally to either side of said center-line;a propeller mounted to a propeller barrel that is rotatably mounted to said frame such that the junction where said frame's front part meets said frame's rear part is located within said propeller barrel;an engine mounted to the rear part of said frame, wherein said engine powers said propeller in said flight mode;a cockpit fixedly mounted to the front part of said frame, said cockpit comprising means for controlling said vehicle;at least one aircraft lift means comprising: at least one rotor that is rotatably mounted to said frame when said vehicle is in said flight mode;a front wheel steerably and rotatably mounted to the front part of said frame along the said vehicle's center-line; anda rear wheel that is rotatably mounted to the rear part of said frame along said vehicle's center-line and is powered by said engine in said motorcycle mode.
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Calfee Craig
Garamszegi Zoltan
Molnar Dezso
Dula Arthur M.
Law Office of Art Dula
Mansen Michael R
O'Hara Brian M
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