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Helicopter airborne load systems and composite aircraft configurations

  • US 4,267,987 A
  • Filed: 03/29/1979
  • Issued: 05/19/1981
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/29/1979
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a composite aircraft consisting of a rotary wing aircraft and a fixed wing aircraft, the improvement which comprises:

  • a single elongated probe means for spatially interconnecting said aircrafts with said rotary wing aircraft above said fixed wing aircraft;

    means operably connecting said probe means to said rotary wing aircraft for movement relative to said rotary wing aircraft;

    cooperative means on said probe means and on said fixed wing aircraft to engage each other for securing the aircrafts together, said cooperative means on said fixed wing aircraft being close to the center of gravity of said fixed wing aircraft; and

    cooperative means between said probe means and said fixed wing aircraft for controllably pitching said fixed wing aircraft such that the thrust of said fixed wing aircraft propulsion is directed to assist the flight system of the composite aircraft.

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