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Mcdonnell Douglas Corporation

Norman T Fraser

David G Murphy

Neil M Jerstad

Charles E Patterson, Sr

Edward A Wen

Carl P Deal, Iii

John H Lindley

A produce harvester that is operable to utilize a produce collection assembly wherein the produce collection assembly is rotatably moved during the collection of produce from a tree. The produce collection assembly includes a body that is spherical in shape having an upper portion and a lower portion forming an interior volume. The upper portion is rotatably mounted to the lower portion with the lower portion being secured to a conventional mechanical articulating boom that is operable to move the produce collection assembly in three axial directions. The upper portion includes an outer surface that has formed thereon a plurality of longitudinally oriented concave portions. Intermediate the plurality of concave portions are transition ridges. A conical protrusion is integrally formed with the upper portion and extends outward from the upper portion. A plurality of fruit apertures are journaled through the upper portion providing access to the interior volume.

Produce harvestor

Double decked airplane

This invention relates to the arrangement of lifting, stabilizing, and flight controlling, wing surfaces, placed near the front of an aircraft, with main lifting wing surfaces, placed toward the rear. Control surfaces placed rearwardly on the aft fuselage and/or the rear main lifting wing surfaces, are also indicated.

Control system for forward wing aircraft

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Seal Beach, CA, United States of America

Norman T Fraser