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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2005
Applicant:
Allen A. Arata, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Inventor:
Allen A. Arata, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention is a helicopter that includes a fuselage with a longitudinal axis, a main rotor and tail rotor; and right and left wings mounted to said fuselage. The right and left wings having at least a portion of which are rotatable from a horizontal position wherein they produce lift in forward flight, to an at least partially downward position wherein they act as landing struts.