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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Aerovel Corporation, Bingen, WA (US);
Inventors:
Rutger Engbersen, Hood River, OR (US);
Brian T. McGeer, Underwood, WA (US);
Michael Baxter, Hood River, OR (US);
Assignee:
Aerovel Corporation, Bingen, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 29/02 (2006.01); B64C 25/52 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 29/02 (2013.01); B64C 25/52 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64C 2201/104 (2013.01); B64C 2201/165 (2013.01); B64C 2201/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a tail-sitter aircraft having a leg assembly convertible from landing gear into a rear fuselage and empennage (or a tail assembly) of the aircraft. Generally, the leg assembly includes multiple legs movable from a closed configuration in which the legs form the tail assembly of the tail-sitter aircraft to an open configuration in which the legs form the landing gear of the tail-sitter aircraft (and vice-versa).