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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 23, 1999
Fred Massey, Houston, TX (US);
Other;
Abstract
An apparatus for operating a remote controlled airplane including a frame, a remote control unit received within the frame and having first and second joystick elements, a joystick controller cantably mounted to the frame so as to have a forward/backward movement and a side-to-side movement, a first linkage connected to the joystick controller and to the first joystick element and adapted to cause an up-and-down movement of tie first joystick element relative to the forward/backward movement of the joystick controller, and a second linkage connected to the joystick controller and to the first joystick element. The second linkage is adapted to cause a side-to-side movement of the first joystick element relative to the side-to-side movement of the joystick controller. A pedal structure is pivotally mounted to the frame so as to be pivotable about a central axis. A third linkage connects the pedal structure to the second joystick element. A throttle member is pivotally connected to the frame and has a fourth linkage connected to the second joystick element. A pair of front wheels are rotatably mounted to a forward end of the frame and a third wheel is rotatably mounted in a transverse plane to a rearward end of the frame. An actuator mounted on the joystick controller causes a motor to drive the rear wheel.