Unmanned aircraft

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1985-10-04

1987-05-19

Barefoot, Galen

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft propulsion

Launching

B64F 104

Patent

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046661050

ABSTRACT:
An unmanned craft having a fuselage, a propeller drive with a propeller being arranged in the tail portion of the fuselage for purposes of cruising, and a rocket assist propulsion system for the takeoff phase is releasably mounted to the fuselage, the improvement includes three spring biased thrust rods being secured to the frame and releasably engaging peripheral points of the craft. The thrust rods are radially pivotal in outer direction. Support points on the wings and the rudder engage front ends of the rods in contourmatching relationship but are disengageable therefrom.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2982497 (1961-05-01), Worley
patent: 3007372 (1961-11-01), Baxter
patent: 3329089 (1967-07-01), Harrison
patent: 4183302 (1980-01-01), Schillreft
patent: 4410151 (1983-10-01), Hoppner et al.

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