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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 1988
Filed:
Feb. 13, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Philip W Syms, Bournemouth, GB;
Douglas R Taylor, Kent, GB;
Assignees:
Flight Refuelling Ltd., both of, GB;
GEC Avionics Ltd., both of, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2441374 ; 2441182 ; 343705 ; 343717 ;
Abstract
A fixed wing aircraft comprises two major components, namely an airframe and a payload carrier which are articulated. The airframe is equipped with all the essentials for independent flight. The attitude of the payload carrier can be controlled independently of the attitude of the airframe.