Combination automobile helicopter

A combination automobile helicopter vehicle comprising:

• an automobile having an engine;
• a first rotor blade and a second rotor blade, each rotor blade spaced apart on a side of a hub, the first and second rotor blades are substantially parallel to a horizontal plane defined by a top of the automobile, the hub in rotational communication with a rotor column, the rotor column defining a longitudinal axis which is substantially perpendicular to the horizontal plane;
• a first pivot mechanism and a second pivot mechanism connecting the first rotor blade and the second rotor blade to the hub and allowing each of the first and second rotor blades to pivot between a drive position where the first rotor blade and the second rotor blade are positioned parallel to an axis defined by a length of the automobile and a second position where the first rotor blade and the second rotor blade extend in a flight position having a positional angle up to 90 degrees relative to the drive position;
• a braking mechanism operatively engaging the rotor column;
• a clutch mechanism for engaging and disengaging a gear mechanism that engages the rotor column from a disengaged engine positioned to an engaged position which powers a rotational force to the rotor column;
• a steering wheel rigidly attached to a first end of a tube, a second end of the tube rigidly attached to a clutch wherein the tube is free to rotate in a first bearing when a first end of a steering rod is inserted inside the clutch and extends near an aft end of the clutch, the steering rod extending forward and passing through and beyond a second bearing, a second end of the steering rod is operationally connected to the steering wheel, the steering rod is situated inside a second tube extending near a forward end of the clutch, an opposite end of the second tube extending forward to the second bearing, the clutch is connectable to the steering rod in a road mode and the clutch connectable to the second tube when in a flight mode;
• a drive shaft extending from the bevel gear to a tail rotor bevel gear in operable engagement with a tail rotor;
• a wing positioned between the rotor and the tail rotor and supported by a tail boom, the wing in mechanical communication with a wing actuator which can vary a height of the wing relative to the tail boom;
• wherein the combination automobile helicopter vehicle in a road mode is convertible to a flight mode upon selective disengagement of a drive train of the automobile and engagement of the rotor column.

A combination automobile helicopter vehicle comprising:

• an automobile having an engine;
• a first rotor blade and a second rotor blade, each rotor blade spaced apart on a side of a hub, the first and second rotor blades are substantially parallel to a horizontal plane defined by a top of the automobile, the hub in rotational communication with a rotor column, the rotor column defining a longitudinal axis which is substantially perpendicular to the horizontal plane;
• a first pivot mechanism and a second pivot mechanism connecting the first rotor blade and the second rotor blade to the hub and allowing each of the first and second rotor blades to pivot between a drive position where the first rotor blade and the second rotor blade are positioned parallel to an axis defined by a length of the automobile and a second position where the first rotor blade and the second rotor blade extend in a flight position having a positional angle up to 90 degrees relative to the drive position;
• a braking mechanism operatively engaging the rotor column;
• a clutch mechanism for engaging and disengaging a gear mechanism that engages the rotor column from a disengaged engine positioned to an engaged position which powers a rotational force to the rotor column;
• a steering wheel rigidly attached to a first end of a tube, a second end of the tube rigidly attached to a clutch wherein the tube is free to rotate in a first bearing when a first end of a steering rod is inserted inside the clutch and extends near an aft end of the clutch, the steering rod extending forward and passing through and beyond a second bearing, a second end of the steering rod is operationally connected to the steering wheel, the steering rod is situated inside a second tube extending near a forward end of the clutch, an opposite end of the second tube extending forward to the second bearing, the clutch is connectable to the steering rod in a road mode and the clutch connectable to the second tube when in a flight mode;
• a drive shaft extending from the bevel gear to a tail rotor bevel gear in operable engagement with a tail rotor;
• a wing positioned between the rotor and the tail rotor and supported by a tail boom, the wing in mechanical communication with a wing actuator which can vary a height of the wing relative to the tail boom;
• a plurality of spaced fins carried on a top surface of the wing, the first rotor blade and the second rotor blade are supported on the top surface of the wing and between a corresponding pair of spaced fins when the vehicle is in a road mode;
• wherein the combination automobile helicopter vehicle in a road mode is convertible to a flight mode upon selective disengagement of a drive train of the automobile and engagement of the rotor column.