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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100096491 | ROCKET-POWERED ENTERTAINMENT VEHICLE A rocket-powered vehicle used for entertainment, namely races, exhibitions, competitions, and revenue-generating events.... | 04/22/2010 |
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| 20090108125 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL OF ENGINE EXHAUST FLOW Coanda Effect and lift produced along a surface of an airfoil are increased by ducting compressed fluid from the engine to the surface of the airfoil. An engine produces exhaust gases that are predominantly directed toward an aft end of the aircraft by a cowling or othe... | 04/30/2009 |
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| 20090065632 | AIRCRAFT WITH JET ENGINES ARRANGED AT THE REAR When an aircraft is propelled by at least one jet engine fixed in a rear part of the aircraft, at least one substantially horizontal rear aerodynamic surface, the rear horizontal surface, is arranged at the rear of the aircraft and at least one jet engine is fixed under... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20080191087 | Low-Noise Aircraft, Particularly at Take-Off and Landing The invention concerns an aircraft comprising: a rear vertical tail unit consisting of at least two tail fins (5, 6) forming, with the rear part (7) of said fuselage (4), a channel (8) arranged on the back thereof; and at least one turbine en... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080099599 | Fuel Efficient Fixed Wing Aircraft A fixed wing aircraft having a fuselage having a forward end and a rearward end, the fuselage's forward end forming a nose section; the aircraft further having a primary thrust turbo-prop engine fixedly mounted upon the fuselage's rearward end; the aircraft further havi... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20070095972 | Yaw control device for a nozzle having a rectangular outlet section The invention relates to a yaw control device for an aircraft fitted with a supersonic nozzle having a rectangular or flat section comprising a supersonic throat extended by a diverging portion in which supersonic flow occurs. In order to enable the aircraft to be contr... | 05/03/2007 |
| 20050224636 | Animal-scaring device and method of employing same A method of scaring birds and animals includes launching a bird-scaring device in a substantially vertical manner and periodically causing the device to circle in the air in substantially opposite directions. ... | 10/13/2005 |
| 20050127240 | Apparatus and method for aerodynamic wing Aerodynamic wing to propel a broad range of transport means, principally sail craft. The wing provides a single layer kite structure capable of flying without surface discontinuity, bridles, or rigid or semi-rigid structure. All stresses within the wing are converted in... | 06/16/2005 |
| 20050103929 | SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT WITH CHANNEL RELIEF CONTROL A supersonic aircraft comprises a fuselage extending forward and aft along a longitudinal axis, the fuselage having a lower surface and an upper surface, a highly swept low aspect ratio wing coupled to the fuselage and having a forward leading edge and an aft trailing e... | 05/19/2005 |
| 20050067526 | Wing gull integration nacelle clearance, compact landing gear stowage, and sonic boom reduction A supersonic cruise configuration aircraft comprises a fuselage extending on a longitudinal axis from a forward nose to an aft tail, and a wing coupled at an inboard section to the fuselage and extending to an outboard tip, and having a leading edge and a trailing edge.... | 03/31/2005 |
