Terrafugia, Inc.

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Carl Curtis Dietrich

Andrew Mark Heafitz

Samuel Adam Schweighart

Edmund Golaski

Ethan Stowe

Bryan Sandoz

Dagny Dukach

Julie Henion

Anna Marie Mracek

Elizabeth Von Der Heydt

Kevin Colburn

Lluis Penalver-Aguila

The present invention relates to an electronic gear shifter assembly for a dual-mode flying and driving vehicle. The electronic gear shifter assembly may include a lever moveable between a first shifting path that includes at least one drive-related operating position, and a second shifting path that includes at least one flying-related operating position.

Electronic gear shifter assembly for a dual-mode flying and driving vehicle

A combined flying-driving vehicle having a unique hybrid propulsion system architecture that provides a very high level of reliability and functionality to the user.

Combined flying/driving vehicle with vertical takeoff and fixed-wing cruise capabilities

A combined flying-driving vehicle having a hybrid propulsion system architecture, foldable wings, and rotatable propulsion devices that is capable of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL), fixed wing cruise, and legally operating one a roadway surface.

Improvements to the hinge of a folding aircraft wing including a load bearing hinge mechanism with multiple locking mechanisms. The mechanism includes rigid panels that cover the hinge area when the wing is deployed, and the wing itself covers the hinge area when the wing is retracted. A control lever is used to actuate the wing and incorporates safety features to prevent unwanted actuation.

Folding wing root mechanism

A low-wing, low-span canard aircraft with a protected pusher-style propeller is designed to transition simply between use in the air and use on the ground, without any mechanical effort on the part of the pilot. The vehicle may include deformable aerodynamic bumpers, embedded road-safety vehicle lighting and license plates, a protected propeller, and an integrated RFID airport access system. The vehicle may be designed for potential certification by the Federal Aviation Administration as a Light Sport Aircraft.

Roadable aircraft with folding wings and integrated bumpers and lighting

A centrifugal direct injection engine having an open-ended compartment with a combustion chamber at a closed end thereof and an exhaust nozzle at its open end. The compartment is provided with a narrow portion defining a throat that connects the combustion chamber and the exhaust nozzle. A propellant injection manifold is rotatably mounted within the combustion chamber, the propellant injection manifold being configured for rapid rotation within the combustion chamber. The propellant injection manifold includes an upper disk member, an intermediate disk member and a lower disk member, the disks being joined together to form an integral member with the outer perimeter of the disks being in registration with one another. A fuel is introduced into the combustion chamber through the propellant injection manifold and the nozzles. An ignitor is provided for igniting the fuel within the combustion chamber, the nozzles being positioned to cause and sustain rotation of the propellant injection manifold within the combustion chamber after initial ignition of the fuel.

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Petaluma, CA, United States of America

Carl Curtis Dietrich