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5984228 |
Rapidly-convertible roadable aircraft
A fixed wing aircraft that can be automatically and rapidly converted to a roadway vehicle within seconds while driving in the highway, comprising a one-piece wing rotatably mounted on top of the...
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5915649 |
Roadable helicopter
A roadable helicopter according to various aspects of the present invention comprises a vehicle that drives like a conventional car in its road configuration, and converts to fly like a helicopter...
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5842665 |
Launch vehicle with engine mounted on a rotor
A launch vehicle which employs a rotor similar to a helicopter. The vehicle has a four bladed rotor which is mounted on the vehicle body. The body of the vehicle includes propellant tanks and a...
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5836541 |
Easily-convertible fixed-wing roadable aircraft
A fixed-wing four-seat light aircraft that can be easily converted to a roadway vehicle within minutes by a single person in the field, comprising a one-piece wing center panel with foldable wing...
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5823468 |
Hybrid aircraft
A hybrid aircraft is taught having VTOL, R-VTOL and S-STOL capabilities. The aircraft has a lifting body hull and four wing sections arranged in tandem which are pivotally moveable about their...
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5799902 |
Economical launch vehicle
A low-cost, liquid-propellant rocket launch vehicle having a central pod that carries an optional final-stage rocket engine cluster, and having additional engine clusters arranged in diametrically...
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5782427 |
Tandem-engine aircraft propulsion module
Tandem-engine aircraft propulsion module attachable to an aircraft fuselage and/or to the aircraft wings directly. This propulsion module contains fore-and-aft in-line engines and an intermediate...
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5765784 |
System and method for deploying multiple probes
Systems (10, 10a) and a methods (40) that employ a spin-stabilized spacecraft (12) in combination with a support and deployment module (14) to carry a plurality of probes (16) containing scientific...
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5740985 |
Low earth orbit payload launch system
The orbital launch system is a three stage vehicle to launch orbital payloads. The system uses a turbofan powered aircraft as the first stage with an aerospacecraft attached by an underling...
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5678784 |
Space vehicle and method
A space vehicle has two stages: one containing an air motor; the other containing a rocket propellent motor. After the space vehicle has been launched, flexible wings such as parafoils can be used...
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5568901 |
Two stage launch vehicle and launch trajectory method
A method of launching a two stage vehicle and a trajectory for use with a two stage vehicle which allows recovery of both stages at the launch site. This is accomplished by launching the first...
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5564648 |
High altitude launch platform payload launching apparatus and method
A high altitude launch platform, used to launch a payload into earth orbit, is part of a payload launch system having a payload launching rocket with an engine carried by the high altitude launch...
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5531400 |
Airborne vehicle
The present invention relates to construction of aircraft engines and has particular reference to the development of novel airborne vehicles. The invention is aimed at providing novel airborne...
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5526999 |
Spacecraft with a crew escape system
The spacecraft comprises a fuselage (1), a wing (2), a power unit incorporating two liquid-propellant launching rocket engines (3), two liquid-propellant boost rocket engines (4), six...
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5527000 |
Duplex complementary carrier
A duplex complementary carrier includes a flight vehicle floating above the ground, a control system moving on the ground for controlling movement of the flight vehicle, and a connecting system...
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5511748 |
Method for extending the useful life of a space satellite
The life of a target satellite is modified, i.e., extended or terminated by docking an extension spacecraft with the target satellite to form a docked satellite-spacecraft combination. The...
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5507451 |
Shuttle launch system for model rocket
A shuttle launch system for a model rocket which includes a model rocket engine having a propellant charge for propelling the model rocket in a first direction and an ejection charge for ejecting...
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5505407 |
Air-land vehicle
A flying vehicle has wheels for highways, and a body and an engine. The body, engine and load define a center of mass (CG). Shrouded fans are located about the CG so as to produce, in conjunction...
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5499785 |
Autojettison method and apparatus for dual-point suspension systems
A method and apparatus for automatically jettisoning cargo carried by a dual-point suspension system when a suspension system failure is detected. Three conditions must be satisfied before a load...
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5470033 |
Method for controlling a carrier which is used to carry a flight vehicle
A method is provided for controlling a carrier which is used to carry a flight vehicle, the method including (a) providing a carrier and a control system mounted on a lower side thereof; (b)...
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5465923 |
Vertical take-off/landing of aircraft
This invention relates to a composite aircraft comprising a conventional aircraft (2) and a carrier aircraft (4) connected together during flight as a composite aircraft by way of a connector (6)....
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5435502 |
Flying and road vehicle
A vehicle will serve as a road vehicle, as well as can be flown. The vehicle has a fuselage and a wing with a fixed span. The aspect ratio is low, allowing the vehicle to be operated on a normal...
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5402965 |
Reusable flyback satellite
A reusable flyback satellite system comprises a refly apparatus and accelerating and positioning apparatus. The refly apparatus provides acceleration and injection into orbit, on-orbit functions...
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5397082 |
Space transport architecture and method for robotic planetary operations
A space transport architecture (STA) for robotic operations on a planet. The STA comprises and an earth launch vehicle (ELV) (10), adapted to carry a space transfer vehicle (STV) (15) and...
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5395070 |
Solar energy concentrator assembly and associated method
A solar energy concentrator assembly comprises flexible polymeric sheet which carries an integral optical element in the form of a Fresnel lens for concentrating a substantial amount of incoming...
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5372332 |
Survivability enhancement air vehicle
A survivability enhancement air vehicle adapted to be air launched from a launching aircraft has a fuselage with a top half and a bottom half separable from the top half. A first stage rocket...
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5356097 |
Segmented safety aircraft
An aircraft includes a cockpit permanently connected to a fuselage base. At least one fuselage segment is detachably mounted to the support. In case of an imminent crash the segment is detachable...
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5356094 |
Scorpion wing
A foldable, multisectional air foil with apparatus enabling it to fold or curl up or down about the body of a craft; and to a system to maintain air foil rigidity during flight. This system...
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5344104 |
Low cost, selectable configuration spacecraft
To reduce the time required to build spacecraft, and to reduce costs, the spacecraft are members of a set of spacecraft. Each member has the same structural members, such as panels, but different...
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5273238 |
Twin-hull seaplane
A twin-hull seaplane comprising two hulls spaced apart by a suitable distance, a cabin provided on the hulls integrally therewith, a front wing and a rear wing provided on the cabin and having a...
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5267626 |
Near surface vehicle
A near surface vehicle including a vehicle body including a nose section having a canard with lift and pitch control. The vehicle body including a cockpit or cabin with a main wing mounted adjacent...
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5245927 |
Dual-tandem unmanned air vehicle system
An unmanned air vehicle system which is intended for launch from a platform such as an aircraft or a ship and to follow other than a ballistic trajectory includes a pair of substantially similar...
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5217187 |
Multi-use launch system
A multi-use launch system comprises a plurality of different modules releasably securable together into a plurality of different possible launch configurations. The modules include an at least...
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5203520 |
Helicar
A helicar is provided which consists of a body being in the shape of an automobile, a plurality of wheels depending from the body for supporting the body on the ground, a top rotor assembly...
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5201478 |
Airplane efficiency, safety and utilization
This invention involves a simple but radical approach to airplane design. Many advantages and benefits result therefrom including improved flight efficiency, better handling and control response,...
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5160100 |
Airfoil canopy aircraft
An aircraft comprises a vehicle (1) suspended in flight by a steering control rod (68) pivotally mounted to the body of the vehicle and having outer ends (12, 14) connected to the lower ends of...
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5141173 |
Pressure-jet and ducted fan hybrid electric car
A hybrid electric vehicle (10) capable of ground travel and air travel is described. The vehicle provides for movement over the ground by wheel motors (20) mounted at each of four ground engaging...
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5141181 |
Launch vehicle with interstage propellant manifolding
An improved launch vehicle having a central vehicle stack with an upper stage, a lower stage and payload, and having one or more additional parallel burning stages burning in parallel with the...
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5129602 |
Multistage launch vehicle employing interstage propellant transfer and redundant staging
An improved multistage launch vehicle provides a redundant stage wherein, for N stages in total, N-1 stages will suffice to lift the payload into earth orbit. At least two of the N stages are...
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5090642 |
Projectile delivery system
A first stage earth to low orbit shuttle having mixed-mode propulsion and dual fuel rocket engines. A cargo bay is designed to receive a second stage dart vehicle capable of attaining...
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5082205 |
Semi-buoyant composite aircraft with non-rotating aerostat
A hybrid aircraft with a large non-rotating balloon chamber containing a lighter-than-air gas which provides a large static lifting force having a magnitude substantially greater than the weight of...
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5082198 |
Recreational flying vehicle
A recreational vehicle combines a flying vehicle and a motorized surface vehicle, such as a boat, car, or truck or snowmobile. The flying vehicle is tethered to the surface vehicle by four rods,...
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5078335 |
Device making it possible to convert a motorcycle into a motorized ultralight aircraft
The device comprises an arch-like structure (3), shaped similar to a cage, which can be fixed to the motorcycle (1), essentially to its frame and sides; a parafoil sail (5), which can be mounted at...
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5074489 |
Method and system for supporting an airborne vehicle in space
A method and system for supporting an airborne vehicle in space over a predetermined location and for an extensive period, comprises coupling the airborne vehicle by cables to a plurality of...
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5046685 |
Fixed circular wing aircraft
A heavier-than-air craft having a cylindrical external configuration comprising a single annular airfoil forming a circumferential lift wing. This fixed circular wing is surrounded by a circular...
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5034751 |
Airborne surveillance platform
An airborne surveillance platform utilizes a low aspect ratio delta-shaped aircraft having a radar-transparent hull. The antenna is located within, and stationary relative to, the hull. The antenna...
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5021283 |
Woven fabric having multi-layer structure and composite material comprising the woven fabric
Disclosed is a woven fabric having a plurality of fabric layers which are integrated through combined portions formed by interlacing warps or wefts of one of adjacent layers of some of warps or...
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5000398 |
Flying multi-purpose aircraft carrier and method of V/STOL assisted flight
The Flying Multi-Purpose Aircraft Carrier (FMPAC) comprises a runway body which is provided with V/STOL capability by at least two rotary wings, located outside the two lateral ends of the runway...
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4998687 |
Removable lift spoiler for parked aircraft
A removable spoiler is described for reducing the rotorblade or wing lift of parked aircraft. It includes an airfoil cover with an inflatable aircell installed that is temporarily mountable to...
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4995572 |
High altitude multi-stage data acquisition system and method of launching stratospheric altitude air-buoyant vehicles
A multi stage high-altitude data acquisition system comprising a first stage manned lighter-than-air, engine propelled aircraft and a second stage air-buoyant vehicle of stratospheric altitude...
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