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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2011
Applicant:
Benjamin A. Harber, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Inventor:
Benjamin A. Harber, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/10 (2006.01); B64D 17/34 (2006.01); G01M 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/105 (2013.01); B64D 17/34 (2013.01); G01M 1/127 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for changing a flight path of an air platform. A change for the flight path of the air platform is identified. A weight system associated with the air platform is moved during flight of the air platform such that a center of mass of the air platform changes in a manner that causes the flight path of the air platform to change.