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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:
Mar. 31, 1992
Filed:
May. 10, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tyler MacCready, Pasadena, CA (US);
Martyn B Cowley, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Taras Kiceniuk, Jr, Santa Paul, CA (US);
Parker MacCready, Seattle, WA (US);
Walter R Morgan, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Matthew R Kruse, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Aerovironment, Inc., , CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
446 61 ; 446 68 ; 446 35 ;
Abstract
A toy airplane is launched; and an air flow deflecting surface is located in spaced relation to a V-shaped, swept-back wing of the airplane to deflect air flow generally upwardly toward the flight path of the airplane to aid in sustaining or balancing its flight. That surface is movable relative to the wing, and may be hand-held beneath the flying wing. In a modification, a separate stabilizer surface may be connected to the wing to dangle, forwardly thereof.