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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2017
Applicant:
Piasecki Aircraft Corporation, Essington, PA (US);
Inventor:
John W. Piasecki, Bryn Mawr, PA (US);
Assignee:
Piasecki Aircraft Corporation, Essington, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 25/26 (2006.01); B64C 25/40 (2006.01); B64C 25/14 (2006.01); B64C 25/00 (2006.01); B64C 5/02 (2006.01); B64C 27/28 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 25/26 (2013.01); B64C 5/02 (2013.01); B64C 25/14 (2013.01); B64C 25/40 (2013.01); B64C 27/28 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64C 2025/008 (2013.01); B64C 2201/108 (2013.01); B64C 2201/162 (2013.01); B64C 2201/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A plurality of landing gear are rotatable between a flight position and a landing position under the control of a control system on a vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. The plurality of landing gear may be separately and selectably rotatable to accommodate uneven or sloping terrain. The landing gear may include flight control surfaces and the degree of deployment of the landing gear controls the flight control surfaces. The flight control surfaces may include separately controllable elements. The aircraft may be a flight module of a modular and morphable air vehicle.