Airplane configured with a moveable disk structure
Patent 4662588 Issued on May 5, 1987. Estimated Expiration Date: 
May 5, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
May 5, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References D167258 D183349 2736514 3002709 3049320 3066890 3656164 InventorApplicationNo. 06/584310 filed on 03/05/1984US Classes:244/118.2, Removable, load bearing, airframe section244/36, Lifting fuselages343/708Aircraft part of active antenna or vice versaExaminersPrimary: Blix, Trygve M.Assistant: Corl, Rodney International ClassesB64C 1/36 (20060101)B64C 1/00 (20060101) AbstractA delta-wing and a tapered-wing planform are combined and result in an airplane which does not require a tail assembly or a fuselage and which provides a means to resolve the conflicting requirements for large circular aperture payload space and low drag, high endurance flight. The invention consists of a flying machine with a moveable disk structure which enables a suitable circular aperture phased array antenna system to be operated either within the wing envelope or in a vertical position so that multiple narrow pencil beams can be electronically steered in opposite directions from the airplane. The location of the antenna with respect to the wing structure is such that it can operate with a corporate-fed array in the horizontal position and/or a space-fed array in the vertical position. | |
