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Steve Conrad

George T Foster

Joseph S Cernansky

Ian B Osborne

A toy airplane with foldable wings. The wings can be folded before being launched by a launcher. When the toy airplane is launched the wind pressure maintains the wings in the folded position. When the toy airplane reaches a certain reduced speed, springs of the toy plane move the wings back into an unfolded position. Movement of wings into the unfolded position closes a switch and powers a propeller of the toy plane. The propeller can be powered by a battery within the toy plane fuselage. The combination of a motorized propeller, switch and folded wings provides a toy airplane that minimizes drag during launch and allows for extended flight after launch.

Toy airplane with foldable wings and a switch to activate a plane propeller

A remote controlled toy. The toy includes a powered projectile that can be launched from a remote controlled vehicle. The powered projectile and remote controlled vehicle may each have a motor controlled by a radio frequency ('RF') transmitter. The projectile can be shaped as an airplane that is loaded into a launch platform of the remote controlled vehicle. The user can control movement of the vehicle with the RF transmitter. The transmitter may have a launch button that is depressed by the user to launch the airplane. While in flight the user can control the airplane through the RF transmitter. The motor of the vehicle may turn off when the airplane is launched.

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Coeur d'Alene, ID, United States of America

Steve Conrad