Convertible aircraft

Details Convertible aircraft Convertible aircraft

1976-01-28

1977-05-10

Blix, Trygve M.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft sustentation

Sustaining airfoils

244 2, 244 49, B64C 340

Patent

active

040224031

ABSTRACT:
An aircraft that is designed to additionally be able to travel along a railroad track so that it can get into a heart of a city, instead of terminating at an airport located some distance away from the city; the aircraft including wings which can be folded inwardly adjacent the side of the aircraft fuselage so that it requires approximately a same width of clearance as a conventional railroad train, and the railroad tracks being additionally fitted with a system of channel rails welded on top of the oid railroad track so that the airplane can travel thereupon.

REFERENCES:
patent: 141217 (1873-07-01), Ghirardini
patent: 2319446 (1943-05-01), Dowty
patent: 3140842 (1964-07-01), Craigo et al.
patent: 3701323 (1972-10-01), Cox
patent: 3715991 (1973-02-01), Boyd
patent: 3830452 (1974-08-01), Seay

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Convertible aircraft does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Convertible aircraft, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Convertible aircraft will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1979362