Combination fixed and rotating wing aircraft and land vehicle

• US 20020195518A1
• Filed: 07/29/2002
• Published: 12/26/2002
• 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:
  US10/208,076
• Publication Number:
  US 20020195518A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 244/7.00A
• 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

An aeronautical body is enabled for carrying personnel, and mounted in laterally extending positions from the side surfaces of the body are a pair of medially placed main wings and a pair of proximally placed canard wing tips. In spaced apart proximity to the side and top surfaces of the body, and mounted therefrom, a pair of horizontal stabilizer wings and a propulsion device are placed. A pair of helicopter rotor assemblies are mounted at mutually divergent angles such that a pair of rotor blades are enabled for rotation without mutual interference. The body is mounted on wheels enabled for supporting, propelling and steering the apparatus in movements on a hard surface.

Claims

1. A vehicular apparatus comprising:

an aeronautical body enabled for carrying personnel, the body having opposing side surfaces and a top surface; and

mounted in laterally extending positions from the side surfaces;

a pair of medially placed main wings and a pair of proximally placed canard wing tips;

a pair of distally placed horizontal stabilizer wings and at least one thrust producing engine for level flight is engaged with the body;

a pair of helicopter rotor assemblies mounted at mutually divergent angles such that a pair of rotor blades are enabled for rotation without mutual interference;

the body mounted on wheels enabled for supporting, propelling and steering the apparatus in movements on a hard surface.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a U-shaped shroud supported in spaced apart proximity to the side and top surfaces, and mounted therefrom.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein each of the main, canard and stabilizer wings are enabled for moving into a non-laterally extending storage position for land operations.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the main wings each comprise a wing terminal portion enabled for telescopic movement between an extended position for horizontal flight and a retracted position for land operations.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the helicopter 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.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the body provides a distally placed means for entry.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the distal means for entry includes a ramp, the ramp enabled for storage below an interior floor of the body.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the body provides a medially placed means for entry.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising spaced apart sponsons positioned below the side surfaces laterally to the body.