Aeronautics and astronautics – Aircraft – heavier-than-air – Helicopter or auto-rotating wing sustained – i.e. – gyroplanes
Patent
1984-01-26
1984-09-25
Barefoot, Galen L.
Aeronautics and astronautics
Aircraft, heavier-than-air
Helicopter or auto-rotating wing sustained, i.e., gyroplanes
244 4A, B64C 2718
Patent
active
044731990
ABSTRACT:
A one-man helicopter comprising a fuselage having a rotor shaft attached thereto but offset therefrom, rotor blades having rocket engines in the tips thereof, a hub on the shaft and means on the hub between the rotor blades and the rotor shaft to change the vertical displacement of the rotor blades, said means comprising a housing pivotable about a hinged joint; the outer portion of the housing is a swash plate which is rotatable about the rotor shaft, and linkages interconnect the swash plate and the rotor blades. A handle operated by a pilot moves a yoke assembly and a tilt rod to pivot the swash plate swash bearing about a universal joint or to move the swash plate vertically on the shaft, which actions functioning through the linkages to either tilt the tip plane of the rotor blades or change the pitch of the rotor blades resulting in either forward or rearward movement of the aircraft or ascent or descent of the aircraft according to either the forward or rearward movement of the control handle or vertical movement thereof. The control handle has a throttle thereon which acts through a governor to control the flow of fuel to the rocket engines. A removable pusher propeller-engine unit is employed to lend versatility to this aircraft and to provide additional power for longer flights. A trim adjustment means provides for aligning the rotor lift axis and the aircraft's center of gravity. The pilot may use his legs as landing gear or removable skids may be provided. Fuel tanks, pilot seat and harness, and directional control tail rotor are provided. The entire structure provides a versatile aircraft which can be easily flown by the average person.
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Aerospace General Co.
Barefoot Galen L.
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