Patent · US Expired

Airborne vehicle

US4447024A · kind A · utility

15Cited by
4References
9Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 8, 1982
Grant dateMay 8, 1984
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 8, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB64C39/026
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a vehicle that is sustained in flight solely by thrust from a jet engine and directionally controlled by shifting the center of gravity of the vehicle relative to the thrust axis of the engine.

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