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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2020
Filed:
May. 05, 2015
Jason Bialek, Arlington, WA (US);
Jason Bialek, Arlington, WA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A vehicle for providing one or more people air and ground transportation includes a body, a wing, and a coupler that attaches the wing to the body. The body is configured to carry one or more people. The wing is moveable from a first position (ground mode) in which the wing does not generate lift as the body moves through the air, to a second position (flight mode) in which the wing does generate lift as the body moves through the air. The coupler is configured to hold the wing in the first and second positions, and to hold the wing as the wing moves from the first position to the second position, during which the wing rotates about a longitudinal axis. Some embodiments of the vehicle successfully combine aircraft design features with three-wheeled motorcycle design features to create an aesthetically pleasing vehicle that can be driven from an origin on the ground to a safe location for a conventional takeoff, and transitioned, in minimal time, from a road vehicle to an aircraft with safe, conventional controls that provide good handling characteristics on par or better than general aviation aircraft on the market today.