Regent Craft Inc.

Bradley C Buskirk

Daniel B Cottrell

Michael Klinker

William Bryan Baker

William Thalheimer

Jason Castriota

Edward Andrew Lester

John Andrew Gaynor

Christian Bailey

Andrew Levin

Andrew Gregg

Brett C Peters

Cory Asher Kays

Michael Christopher Tilley

Marco Borge

David Larson

Winged vehicle, toy, and/or replica model thereof

A craft includes a hull, a wing, a hydrofoil, and a control system. The wing is configured to generate upwards aero lift as air flows past the wing to facilitate wing-borne flight of the craft. The hydrofoil is configured to generate upwards hydrofoil lift during a first mode of operation as water flows past the hydrofoil to facilitate hydrofoil-borne movement of the craft through the water. While the craft is hydrofoil-borne, the control system is configured to determine the upwards aero lift generated by the wing. The control system is further configured to control the hydrofoil to generate downwards hydrofoil lift to counteract the upwards aero lift generated by the wing that maintains the hydrofoil at least partially submerged in the water while the determined upwards aero lift is below a threshold lift.

Wing-in-ground effect vehicles and methods of control

Growing community of inventors

Charlotte, NC, United States of America

Bradley C Buskirk