VTOL aircraft with movable undercarriage

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1990-03-27

1991-10-15

Peters, Jr., Joseph F.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft, heavier-than-air

Airplane and helicopter sustained

244109, 244100R, B64C 2900, B64C 2532

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050567373

ABSTRACT:
A vertical take-off and landing aircraft is configured so as to provide, when landing tail-first with its fuselage (1) in a generally vertical attitude, a touchdown area (21) at the tail of the aircraft at a position offset from a line extending along the length of the fuselage through the centre of gravity (23) of the aircraft such that after the touchdown area contacts a landing surface the aircraft topples under the action of gravity to bring an undercarriage (11, 13) of the aircraft into contact with the landing surface, thereby to attain a stable landed position.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1362292 (1920-12-01), Gunderson
patent: 2678783 (1954-05-01), Myers
patent: 2712420 (1955-07-01), Amster et al.
patent: 2868477 (1959-01-01), Chaplin

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