Tethered wing structures complex flight path
OwnerDavid Rancourt, Etienne Demers Bouchardinventors
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Abstract
A vertical liftoff aircrafts system includes a plurality of unmanned wing structures configured for collective vertical liftoff; a plurality of tethers respectively connected to the plurality of wing structures; and a fuselage including a connector thereon for mechanically connecting the plurality of tethers. The fuselage includes a power pack for powering the plurality of wing structures via the plurality of tethers, whereby the plurality of wing structures is operatively interconnected to the fuselage with the plurality of tethers for lifting the fuselage. A method and a kit thereof also are disclosed.
Claims20
A vertical liftoff aircraft system comprising:
- a plurality of unmanned wing structures configured for collective vertical liftoff;
- a plurality of tethers respectively connected to the plurality of wing structures;
- a fuselage including a connector for mechanically connecting the plurality of tethers, wherein the plurality of wing structures is operatively interconnected to the fuselage with the plurality of tethers for lifting the fuselage, and
- a control unit adapted to periodically change a flight velocity vector and enable a non-circular flight path of the wing structures resulting in an unequal load distribution of the fuselage applied on the tethers.
A method of operating a vertical liftoff aircraft system, the vertical liftoff aircrafts system comprising:
- a plurality of unmanned wing structures configured for collective vertical liftoff;
- a plurality of tethers respectively connected to the plurality of wing structures;
- a fuselage including a connector for mechanically connecting the plurality of tethers, wherein the plurality of wing structures is operatively interconnected to the fuselage with the plurality of tethers for lifting the fuselage, and
- a control unit adapted to periodically change a flight velocity vector and enable a non-circular flight path of the wing structures resulting in an unequal load distribution of the fuselage applied on the tethers,
- the method comprising:
- vertically disposing the plurality of wing structures;
- lifting off the plurality of wing structures in a vertical direction;
- flying the plurality of wing structures along a non-circular flight path;
- periodically changing a flight velocity vector of the non-circular flight path;
- and
- lifting airborne the fuselage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.