Water bomber float plane and method of water bombing
Patent 5967462 Issued on October 19, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: 
October 9, 2017. 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.
October 9, 2017. 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 1603304 1752874 3423053 3754601 3790109 Probe for water bomber Fluid dispenser for an aircraft Controlled flow aerial delivery system Patent #: 5326053 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 947935 filed on 10/09/1997US Classes:244/136, Material discharging and diffusing244/105Water landingExaminersPrimary: Jordan, Charles T.Assistant: Wesson, Theresa M. International ClassesB64D 001/00B64C 035/00 AbstractAn amphibious water bomber float plane, wherein the water bomber plane is equipped with a pair of floats for landing and taking off on water, with wheels for use on land, and having pair of floats secured for supporting the plane on water, water tanks within the floats for accumulating water for water bombing, scoops mounted in each float for lowering and raising between lowered and raised positions, and, when in the lowered position, the scoops entering the surface of the water causing water to flow upwardly into the tanks, dump doors mounted in each float, in communication with the tanks, the dump doors being swingable between an open dumping position and a closed sealed position, and controls by which the dump doors may be operated from the plane. Also disclosed is a method of water bombing from an amphibious float plane. | |
