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Easily-convertible fixed-wing roadable aircraft

  • US 5,836,541 A
  • Filed: 05/21/1997
  • Issued: 11/17/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/05/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In a roadable flying vehicle designed to operate effectively both in the air and in the roadway, said vehicle having a center of gravity, a longitudinal axis, a fuselage with a cabin for housing an operator, a width, a top, a front end, and a rear end, the combination comprising:

  • front ground supporting means disposed at the front end of the vehicle, comprising of at least one steerable front wheel,rear ground supporting means mounted behind the center of gravity, comprising a pair of rear wheels,a vertical stabilizer means and a horizontal stabilizer means located at the rear end of the fuselage,an air propulsion means for propelling said vehicle while flying in the air,a wing comprising of a center panel and two outer panels foldably attached to said center panel by a wing folding mechanism allowing said outer panels to overlap on top of said center panel in a folded position, and allowing said outer panels to extend laterally from said center panel in an extended position, and,said wing is rotatably mounted on top of said fuselage on a wing pivot mechanism whereby said wing is horizontally rotatable between a flight position with the wing span approximately orthogonal to the fuselage'"'"'s longitudinal axis and a roadable position with the wing span approximately parallel to the longitudinal axis of the fuselage, thereby allowing the vehicle to have a maximum width within legal limit for use in the roadway.

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