Flying platform-automobile-boat and air suspension car combination

• US 3,265,329 A
• Filed: 08/27/1963
• Issued: 08/09/1966
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/1963
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Steven Postelson
• Original Assignee: Steven Postelson
• Inventors: STEVEN POSTELSON
• Application Number:
  US04/304,926
• Time in Patent Office: 1,078 Days
• US Class Current: 244/2
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 27/20 Rotorcraft characterised by having shrouded rotors, e.g. flying platforms
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 29/0025 the propellers being fixed relative to the fuselage
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 37/00 Convertible aircraft
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 17/00 Parachutes non canopied parachutes B64D19/00

Claims

1. IN AN AIRCRAFT OF THE TYPE DESCCRIBED, (A) AN ELONGATED FUSELAGE HAVING TOP, BOTTOM, SIDE ND END WALLS AND BEING FORMED AT THE FRONT AND REAR THEREOF WITH RESPECTIVE OPENINGS EXTENDING THROUGH SAID TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS AND SPACED FROM SAID SIDE WALLS;

(B) A ROTOR BLADE ASSEMBLY MOUNTED IN EACH OPENING FOR ROTATION ABOUT A COMMON AXIS OF THE OPENING AND OF THE ASSEMBLY;

(C) DRIVE MEANS FOR JOINTLY ROTATING SAID ASSEMBLIES ABOUT THE RESPECTIVE AXES TO GENERATE AN AIR STREAM IN EACH OPENINING IN A DIRECTION FROM SAID TOP WALL TO SAID BOTTOM WALL;

(D) WINGS ARRANGED ON SAID SIDE WALLS AND FORMED WITH RESPECTIVE PASSAGES THERETHROUGH IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID SIDE WALLS;

(E) A JET ENGINE IN EACH PASSAGE ADAPTED TO EXHAUST A GAS, (1) EACH WING BEING FORMED WITH TWO SETS OF VENTS FOR DISCHARGING THE EXHAUST GAS IN A SIDEWARD DIRECTION AND IN A DOWNWARD DIRECTION RESPECTIVELY, (2) SAID FUSELAGE BEING FORMED WITH TWO SETS OF VENTS EACH IN THE LOWER FRONT AND REAR PORTIONS THEREOF AND DIRECTED IN A HORIZONTAL DIRECTION, AND WITHA FURTHER SET OF VENTS PERIPHERALLY ARRANGED IN SAID BOTTOM WALL NEAR SAID SIDE ALLS, SAID FURTHER SET BEING DIRECTED IN A DOWNWARD DIRECTION;

AND (F) CONTROL MEANS FOR OPENING AND CLOSING SAID VENTS, FOR DIVERTING SAID EXHAUSTED GAS FROM SAID PASSAGE TO EITHER SET OF VENTS IN SAID WING, AND FOR DIVERTING SAID AIR STREAM FROM SAID OPENING TO SAID VENTS IN SAID FUSELAGE.