Combination fixed and rotating wing aircraft, land vehicle and water craft

• US 20020125367A1
• Filed: 03/12/2002
• Published: 09/12/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Norman Don Killingsworth
• Original Assignee: Norman Don Killingsworth
• Inventors: Killingsworth, Norman Don
• Application Number:
  US10/096,747
• Publication Number:
  US 20020125367A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 244/17.11
• CPC Class Codes: B60F 3/00 Amphibious vehicles, i.e. vehicles capable of travelling both on land and on water; Land vehicles capable of travelling under water buoyant wheels B60B ; equipment forming part of, or attachable to vessels, facilitating transport over land B63C13/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60F 5/00 Other convertible vehicles, i.e. vehicles capable of travelling in or on different media vehicles having alternatively-usable runners and wheels B62B13/18; cycles convertible into other types of land vehicles B62K13/00; aircraft B64; flying-boats or seaplanes B64C
• CPC Class Codes: B63H 7/02 using propellers
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 27/08 with two or more rotors
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 29/0025 the propellers being fixed relative to the fuselage
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 35/008 Amphibious sea planes
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 37/00 Convertible aircraft

Abstract

A vehicular apparatus is mounted within a seaworthy hull and has a pair of swept wings extending from sides amidships thereof. A canard wing is deck mounted forward amidships and a pair of helicopter rotor blades, are mounted above the deck of the hull and are angled such that they are able to rotate without mutual interference. A pair of vertical stabilizers support a horizontal stabilizer and a pair of spaced apart jet engines for providing forward thrust to the apparatus through the air. Marine engines are mounted within the hull astern for driving a pair of marine screws for providing forward thrust to the apparatus through the water. A set of wheels and wheel driving power means are enabled for driving the apparatus in a forward direction on land.

Claims

1. A vehicular apparatus comprising:

a seaworthy hull with a pair of swept wings extending from sides amidships thereof and a canard wing deck mounted forward amidships;

a pair of helicopter rotor blades, each mounted on a drive assembly extending above a deck of the hull and angled;

one to port and one to starboard such that the pair of rotor blades are able to rotate without mutual interference;

a pair of vertical stabilizers extending upwardly from the deck astern, the vertical stabilizers supporting a horizontal stabilizer thereon, a pair of spaced apart jet engines mounted on the horizontal stabilizer for providing forward thrust to the apparatus through the air, a pair of marine engines mounted within the hull astern and enabled for driving a pair of screws positioned for providing forward thrust to the apparatus through the water; and

a set of wheels and wheel driving power means enabled for driving the apparatus in a forward direction, the set of wheels adapted for being positioned between a retracted position in bays formed in the hull and an extended position extending downward from the hull in positions for supporting the apparatus on a firm surface, the wheel driving power means enabled for steering the apparatus.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein each of the swept wings includes a main wing portion and a telescoping wing portion movable between a retracted position stored within the main wing portion and an extended position linearly extensive from the main wing portion.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the swept wings are enable for being positioned between a dihedral angle extensive outwardly from the sides of the hull and a vertical position.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the canard wing is rotatably mounted for movement between a cross-ships position and a position aligned axially with the hull.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising an electric motor positioned within the hull and adapted with an electrical power source and a further screw for driving the apparatus forward through the water.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a video imaging system mounted in the bow of the hull and positionable between a retracted position within the hull and an extending position extending from and above the deck.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the helicopter rotor blade drive assemblies are adapted for tilting the helicopter rotor blades to a forward angle of approximately seven and one-half degrees and also to a reward angle of approximately seven and one-half degrees.