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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2002
Harry Einstein, Kingston, RI (US);
Other;
Abstract
A pusher canard aircraft convertible for road use. Canard outer sections are removable and are stored within the aircraft fuselage and the outer main wing sections rotate horizontally for storage on the fuselage top. The fuselage is designed as a lifting body which gives the aircraft three lifting surfaces. The lifting body takes advantage of ground effect, resulting in a lower landing speed. In road mode the vehicle as a 2 or 4 passenger model is smaller than a full size automobile. Hydraulic motor wheels propel the aircraft/vehicle for road use. An internal combustion engine within the fuselage drives the propeller for air operation. The propeller is disengaged, not removed, for land operation and the engine is used to drive an hydraulic pump to power the motor wheels for road use. A single nose wheel or two front wheels are used for both steering in landing/taxiing and for road use. In road mode, the appearance is as much like a van than as an aircraft. In flying mode, the appearance is not to unconventional.