Class 244/13 - Airplane sustained

Subclass of Class 244 - Aeronautics and astronautics
Definition: Aeronautical machines sustained by aerodynamic action on
No. of applications: 34
Last issue date: 05/03/2012

Application No.	Application Title	Issue Date
20120104151	POWERED PARAFOIL CARGO DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHOD A powered parafoil device is disclosed. The device includes a main body provided with at least one thrust generator for imparting the main body thrust in a determined direction. The device is also includes a parafoil connected to the main body by cords attached to the m...	05/03/2012
20110155840	MORPHING AIRCRAFT A morphing aircraft that is achieves multi-modality location and camouflage for payload emplacement The morphing aircraft includes a substantially cylindrical fuselage including a shape configured as a packaging container with a first end and a second end A set of wings...	06/30/2011
20110133021	SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT WITH SHOCKWAVE CANCELING AERODYNAMIC CONFIGURATION Disclosed is a supersonic aircraft design having a single structural component that simultaneously joins the wings to the aircraft fuselage, the engines to the aircraft fuselage, and the wings to the engines, resulting in an airframe planform, which, in combination aero...	06/09/2011
20110114784	HUMAN-POWERED, BIRD-LIKE WINGS FLYING DEVICE The human-powered, bird-like flying device of the present invention has wings which may rotate around the keel and legs that let the pilot control rotation of the wings, which is to make the wings flap. The present invention develops one of the more efficient methods of...	05/19/2011
20110089290	AIRPLANE CONFIGURATION An aircraft configuration that may reduce the level of noise, infrared radiation, or combination thereof directed towards the ground from an aircraft in flight. An embodiment of an aircraft includes a fuselage, two forward swept wings, at least one engine mounted to the...	04/21/2011
20110024548	LAUNCHING SYSTEM AND LAUNCHING APPARATUS A flying object capable of being launched in air is detachably mounted on a wing body of a launching apparatus. The launching apparatus is towed by an aircraft through a cable so as to be run and taken off. After raising the launching apparatus to a launching height of ...	02/03/2011
20100282896	FLYING ENTERTAINMENT VEHICLE An apparatus for use as a flying entertainment vehicle. The apparatus includes a lift system, such as a parawing, that is inflated by air to generate lift and further includes a vehicle frame attached to the lift system such as by suspension lines that also space the li...	11/11/2010
20100276545	Aerodynamic and Spatial Composite Flight Aircraft, and related Piloting Method This aircraft comprises both propulsion units (7, 16, 17) for conventional aircraft flight in the atmosphere and for high-altitude operation as a rocket. It is divided into a payload compartment (8) and a compartment (13) essentially containing rock...	11/04/2010
20100237187	INVERTED AIRFOIL PYLON FOR AN AIRCRAFT An aircraft including a wing and a pylon, wherein the pylon provides an airfoil inverted for an airfoil of the wing, and an improvement and method for improved flight dynamics for 20 and 30 Series LEARJET® is provided. The improvement includes an increased distance bet...	09/23/2010
20100140389	AIR VEHICLE An air vehicle comprising only one wing, which is thin and substantially flat, the wing being elongate and preferably diamond-shaped, and a pod removably coupled to the wing for relative rotation about an axis normal to the major surfaces of the wing, the pod bearing a ...	06/10/2010
20100051741	Unmanned air vehicle An unmanned air vehicle for military, land security and the like operations includes a fuselage provided with foldable wings having leading edge flaps and trailing edge ailerons which are operable during ascent from launch to control the flight pattern with the wings fo...	03/04/2010
20100012767	LIGHT MULTIPURPOSE AIRCRAFT A light multi-purpose aircraft comprises a fuselage (1); a wing (2); a fin assembly (3); a landing gear (4); a main power plant (5); an auxiliary power plant (7); pylons (10); outboard suspension objects (9) arrang...	01/21/2010
20090224094	System for tactical balloon launch and payload return A system is disclosed whereby a sensor, communication device, or other payload may be lofted to an operational altitude and maintained over an area of interest for some time by a relatively inexpensive and disposable buoyant aircraft, then returned intact to its point o...	09/10/2009
20090206193	Ballistically deployed telescoping aircraft wing An apparatus for increasing an aerodynamic surface area of an aircraft, e.g., a wing thereof, includes coaxially disposed first and second elongated airfoils and an inflatable device arranged to move the first airfoil coaxially relative to the second airfoil. The second...	08/20/2009
20090121074	WING LOAD ALLEVIATION STRUCTURE A wing load alleviation structure for use on an aircraft, comprising a front spar, wherein the front spar includes a plurality of alternating rigid spar structures and inflatable spar structures; and a rear spar, wherein the rear spar includes a plurality of alternating...	05/14/2009
20080308682	Automatic Velocity Control System For Aircraft A flight control system for an aircraft receives a selected value of a first parameter, which is either the airspeed or inertial velocity of the aircraft. A primary feedback loop generates a primary error signal that is proportional to the difference between the selecte...	12/18/2008
20080184906	Long range hybrid electric airplane An advanced internal combustion-electric hybrid airplane, having at least double the flight range and flight duration than a conventional equivalent airplane, while using the same amount of any desirable fuel. This is achieved by using 2-3× smaller and ultra-lightweigh...	08/07/2008
20080179450	Lifting-Type Aeroplane Fuselage There is declared an aircraft with a lifting fuselage, comprising a wing, on outboard wing panels of which there are mounted engines, the fuselage width is considerably more than its height, but a front portion of the fuselage in plane smoothly transforms from a narrowe...	07/31/2008
20080149758	Modular unmanned air-vehicle An unmanned air vehicle designed for reconnaissance, surveillance, data acquisition, and general research. The vehicle is a monoplane that is comprised of several pieces that can easily be assembled using a minimal amount of tools. The aircraft consists of a forward and...	06/26/2008
20080121752	Asymmetrically changing rotating blade shape (ACRBS) propeller and its airplane and wind turbine applications A propeller includes a plurality of propeller blades. Each blade has an adjustable drag coefficient. A plurality of actuators adjusts the drag coefficients of the propeller blades. A controlling unit controls the plurality of actuators such that the drag coefficients of...	05/29/2008
20080083847	Air Locomotion Method and Multi-Purpose Aircraft Having Inflatable Wings(S) Using Two Different Inflating Systems The invention relates to a multi-purpose aircraft including at least one cockpit equipped with at least one motor-driven propeller capable of ensuring the displacement of this aircraft through the air and at least one flexible wing having an upper cloth or a flexible wa...	04/10/2008
20080073459	Multi-Engine Aircraft The invention relates to a multi-engine aircraft whose at least two engines (2, 3) are fixed to the fuselage wings symmetrically with respect to the longitudinal vertical plane of symmetry thereof, respectively and the third engine (7) is provided for the ...	03/27/2008
20080073458	Aircraft An aircraft that has a set of wings which spin about respective axes that are laterally spaced apart in a horizontal plane of the aircraft, parallel to each other, and positioned adjacent respective frame portions, each of said frame portions defining a continuous surfa...	03/27/2008
20080035786	EXPENDABLE SONOBUOY FLIGHT KIT WITH AERODYNAMICALLY ASSISTED SONOBUOY SEPARATION Disclosed herein is an expendable flight kit attachable to a sonobuoy for making use of said sonobuoy as a central structural load-bearing component of a flying assembly, the kit comprising rigid aerodynamic surfaces to provide lift and stability; a propulsion system; a...	02/14/2008
20080001025	Amphibious Aircraft A multi-wing, multi-engine, multi-hull amphibious aircraft is disclosed. In the illustrative embodiment, the aircraft has an open frame structure without a fuselage. ...	01/03/2008
20070262196	Super-Transporter Aircraft A super-transporter aircraft for transporting at least one element of a secondary aircraft, wherein the structural rigidity of a fuselage of the super-transporter is at least partly imparted by the transported element. The super-transported aircraft can be equipped with...	11/15/2007
20070164147	AIRCRAFT INTERNAL WING AND DESIGN An aircraft designed with three wings located on either side of the fuselage. The forward wing has a downward angle with a curved top and bottom surface. The upper wing is located towards the rear of the aircraft and above the forward wing. The lower wing is located bel...	07/19/2007
20070145180	Distributed flight control surface actuation system An aircraft flight control surface actuation system includes a plurality of flap actuators, and a plurality of slat actuators. The actuators receive actuator position commands from an actuator control unit and, in response, move flaps and slats between stowed and deploy...	06/28/2007
20070029440	Aircraft configuration for micro and mini uav An aircraft arrangement for Mini or Micro UAV comprising a fore wing (14) and an aft wing (12) in tandem closed-coupled arrangement. The aft wing (12) has side panels (18) and control surfaces (19), and tapered planform with positive s...	02/08/2007
20060226280	Stowable design for unmanned aerial vehicle An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having a design for optimum stowability and low cost. The UAV having a collapsible wing section which can be easily removed from the fuselage, allowing for quick assembly and disassembly and ease of portability. The unmanned aerial vehic...	10/12/2006
20050247819	LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLE OPERABLE ON LAND, WATER AND IN THE AIR A land, water and air vehicle comprising a kayak body, two power driven mountain bike wheels and two mounting bike steering wheels. A large propeller powers the vehicle on water and in the air and a parachute is employed for air travel. The parachute is adapted to fold ...	11/10/2005
20050230521	Powerchute apparatus A powerchute comprising a body having an outer shell and an inner reinforcement. The outer shell including a nose, opposing side panels, a roll bar and a powerplant shelf, wherein a plurality of the nose, opposing side panels, roll bar and powerplant shelf define a cavi...	10/20/2005
20050116090	Non-lethal nose cone design A non-lethal nose cone adapted for the delivery of non-lethal munitions with a projectile weapon. The non-lethal nose cone is manufactured of materials, such as polymers and ceramics, selected for traits including high strength and uniformity when exposed to typical pro...	06/02/2005
20050116089	Parachute supported aircraft with controlled wing collapse and inflation This invention relates to a parachute supported aircraft having a frame and a seat for supporting at least a pilot. A parachute is coupled to the frame by a plurality of riser lines for allowing the parachute to inflate and form a wing for lifting the frame. A pair of u...	06/02/2005

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