Flexible wing aircraft
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1. AN AIRCRAFT, COMPRISING:
- A WING HAVING A LIFTING PANEL, FREELY FLEXIBLE IN ONE DIRECTION;
SUPPORTING STRUCTURE ATTACHED TO AND SUPPORTING CERTAIN EDGES OF SAID PANEL;
AN AIRFRAME STRUCTURE SUSPENDED FROM SAID WING AND BEING PIVOTALLY ATTACHED THERETO SUBSTANTIALLY AT THE AERODYNAMIC CENTER OF PRESSURE OF THE WING;
AND CONTROL MEANS COUPLED BETWEEN SAID WING AND SAID AIRFRAME STRUCTURE TO SHIFT THE CENTER OF GRAVITY OF THE AIRFRAME STRUCTURE RELATIVE TO THE CENTER OF PRESSURE OF THE WING, THEREBY APPLYING A DEFLECTING MOMENT TO THE AIRCRAFT.
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1. AN AIRCRAFT, COMPRISING:
- A WING HAVING A LIFTING PANEL, FREELY FLEXIBLE IN ONE DIRECTION;
SUPPORTING STRUCTURE ATTACHED TO AND SUPPORTING CERTAIN EDGES OF SAID PANEL;
AN AIRFRAME STRUCTURE SUSPENDED FROM SAID WING AND BEING PIVOTALLY ATTACHED THERETO SUBSTANTIALLY AT THE AERODYNAMIC CENTER OF PRESSURE OF THE WING;
AND CONTROL MEANS COUPLED BETWEEN SAID WING AND SAID AIRFRAME STRUCTURE TO SHIFT THE CENTER OF GRAVITY OF THE AIRFRAME STRUCTURE RELATIVE TO THE CENTER OF PRESSURE OF THE WING, THEREBY APPLYING A DEFLECTING MOMENT TO THE AIRCRAFT.
- A WING HAVING A LIFTING PANEL, FREELY FLEXIBLE IN ONE DIRECTION;
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Current AssigneeCecil E. Craigo, Harry A. James, Leo J. Hand
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Original AssigneeCecil E. Craigo, Harry A. James, Leo J. Hand
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InventorsCraigo, Cecil E., James, Harry A., Hand, Leo J.
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Application NumberUS04/096,574Time in Patent Office1,215 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current244/46CPC Class CodesB64C 31/032 having delta shaped wing
