Personal transportation vehicle
First Claim
1. The personal transportation vehicle substantially as described and illustrated herein.
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Abstract
This is a Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing (VSTOL) vehicle for personal transportation of at least one person, to a destination. The four main engine-driven rotors or propellers are pivot-mounted and can be varied in angular position. The main engines are operated by a vector-control system permitting the thrust of the vehicle engines to change from horizontal to vertical and vice versa for takeoff, forward or backwards flight, and landing procedures. This vehicle is also capable of hovering, ascending, and descending during flight. The other four rotors or propellers are mounted at fixed positions, two at the rear, and two at the front, of the vehicle. The vehicle also consists of landing gear of virtually any type.
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12 Claims
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1. The personal transportation vehicle substantially as described and illustrated herein.
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2. All inventions described and illustrated herein.
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3. A VSTOL vehicle comprising:
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a a cockpit as part of the fuselage and a cargo area within the fuselage; b a fuselage designed to maintain aerodynamic lift in horizontal or vertical flight and having both longitudinal and transverse axes; c rotors or propellers which rotate about the longitudinal axis of the rotor or propeller to generate independent streams of airflow for propelling and stabilizing the vehicle; d rotors or propellers which are pivot-mounted to the fuselage and can be varied in angular position; e a means to transmit the energy generated by the engines to the rotors or propellers; f a coordinated system to utilize the energy generated by the engines to stabilize and balance the vehicle and to allow the vehicle to move and rotate in any direction; g a vector-control system permitting the thrust of the vehicle engines to change from horizontal to vertical and vice versa for takeoffs, flight, and landings; h engines or power plants capable of generating and maintaining the necessary energy requirements during flight and emergency landings; - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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