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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7238398 | Antenna bird An antenna bird includes an ornamental element having the form of an aircraft which is capable of being secured to the antenna of the vehicle. The ornamental element includes at least one fuselage, a plurality of wings extending from the center line of the fuselage,... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7108229 | Arrangement and method for the generation of water on board an aircraft An arrangement and a method are proposed for the generation of water on board an aircraft with the use of one or more fuel cells, whereby low-temperature fuel cells are provided as fuel cells. It is proposed that several single-cell or few-cell fuel cells may... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7097137 | Launch and recovery system for unmanned aerial vehicles A method of launching and retrieving a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) (10). The preferred method of launch involves carrying the UAV (10) up to altitude using a parasail (8) similar to that used to carry tourists aloft. The UAV is dropped and pic... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7075200 | Direct-driven magnetic rotating apparatus Rotating-force transmission means is omitted by mounting permanent magnet plates directly to a rotational body which is rotated by magnetic repulsive force, thereby achieving a high-efficiency compact low-cost direct-driven magnetic rotating apparatus. ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6620018 | Flying toy device including simulated fan jet propulsion system A simulated jet fan is mounted inside a flying toy to provide propulsion. A tether attached to a mounting plate and the flying toy directs the flying toy in a circular motion. In one embodiment, the simulated jet fan is an impeller enclosed in a housing. ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6572482 | Radio frequency controlled tethered aircraft The present invention 10 discloses a model aircraft 14 for preventing the fouling of control lines for tethered aircraft controlled by means of radio frequency transmission 12. The present invention 10 has a coupling 22 for model aircraft attached by a se... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6435932 | Model space craft glider A model space vehicle having a fixed circular wing, streamlined fuselage, fins with booms attached thereto all efficiently configured to result in an article possessing suitable aerodynamic properties to enable it to glide smoothly through the air for a s... | 08/20/2002 |
| 5816877 | Wired flying model airplane manipulation A wired flying model airplane manipulation rack for manipulating the flying of a wired model airplane, including a swivel control mechanism having a U-frame turned about a metal axle horizontally through 360° and a swivel member turned within the U-frame... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5709580 | Control and power mechanism for model aircraft An electrically powered model aircraft is disclosed in which an on-board electric motor is powered from a ground based electric storage battery. Flight attitude of the aircraft is controlled by torsion control system in which a torsion member is attached ... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5511746 | Converting wrist to finger kite handle A convertible wrist to finger kite handle constructed in the manner of a wrist kite handle of flexible material having a wrist loop and kite string attachment ring, the invention incorporating a conversion ring adjacent to the attachment ring to permit th... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5433669 | Toy flying device A remotely controlled toy flying system in which the pitch of the toy flying device is controlled by the same drive shaft and drive shaft tube that is used to transmit power to the rotor of the toy flying device. A child can easily control the pitch of th... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5334070 | Tethered controlled flying toy The present invention relates to a tethered controlled flying toy that is attached to a control unit by a hollow tube and a clutch assembly. A rotating cable extends from a motor within the control unit through the clutch assembly and the hollow tube to t... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5104344 | Line controlled electrically powered toy aircraft A toy aircraft electrically powered through control lines attached to a control handle held by a ground controller is improved by provision of a break resistant connection of electrical transmission wires which also function as elevator control cables to ... | 04/14/1992 |
| 4708682 | Helicopter toy A helicopter toy including a hollow body which forms an elongated conduit. A generally elongated planar tail member is secured to the body at one end of the body and is axially aligned with the body. The tail member also includes a generally planar flap s... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4598889 | Hinge arrangement for model aircraft A hinge for control surfaces of model aircraft, comprising a first hinge member formed with a lateral keyhole slot for removably engaging a lateral barbell portion of a second hinge member. The first hinge member is preferably attached to a fixed structur... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4573937 | Jet propelled model airplane A line-controlled, centrifugal fan, jet-propelled model airplane is disclosed in which the impeller of a fan contained within the fuselage of the aircraft is driven from a remote drive unit by an elongated flexible cable contained within a flexible sheath... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4398370 | Single line control unit for model aircraft A single line control unit to control the flight movement of a model aircraft attached onto the end of a single control line tethered to a fishing rod assembly comprises a hollow tube slidably mounted about the control line between the handle and the firs... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4377051 | Flying devices A line controllable model airplane has a main delta wing to provide an aerodynamically induced lift force directed upwardly when the airplane is flying horizontally. An elevator is mounted on the airplane for pivotable movement in a manner to modify the a... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4162589 | Tethered model aircraft control system A three-wire control system for a tethered engine-powered model aircraft. The system features a special linkage arrangement which assures evenly distributed tension in all of the control lines under all operating circumstances. The system further features... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4133139 | Jet-propelled model airplane A line-controlled, centrifugal fan, jet-propelled model airplane is disclosed in which the impeller of a fan contained within the fuselage of the aircraft is driven from a remote drive unit by an elongated flexible cable contained within a flexible sheath... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4067139 | Electric powered flying model airplane An electrically powered scale model airplane is disclosed in which a rechargeable electric storage battery is positioned within the aircraft fuselage to balance the weight of a nose mounted direct drive motor. A switch for energizing the motor driving the... | 01/10/1978 |
