Non-pyrotechnic aerial display apparatus
AssigneeFlyerworks LLP
InventorsBenjamin Dallas, Michael Gilbert, Mitchell Ross
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Abstract
A non-pyrotechnic aerial display apparatus may include a head portion and a wing portion. The head portion may include a front portion, a rear portion, and a plurality of channels extending from the front portion toward the rear portion. The wing portion may extend rearward from the head portion. The wing portion may include a top surface, a bottom surface, a leading edge, a trailing edge, a rear edge extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge, and an airfoil extending along the leading edge. The wing portion may include a counterweight. The apparatus may include one or more forward-facing lights. The apparatus may include one or more rearward-facing lights. Other examples may be described and claimed.
Claims20
A reusable non-pyrotechnic aerial display apparatus comprising:
- a head portion comprising a front portion, a rear portion, and a central axis extending from the front portion to the rear portion, a plurality of channels in an outer surface of the head portion, the plurality of channels extending from the front portion to the rear portion;
- a wing portion extending rearward from the rear portion of the head portion, the wing portion comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, a leading edge, and a trailing edge;
- a first rotation axis collinear with the central axis, the first rotation axis intersecting a center of gravity of the apparatus, wherein the apparatus is configured to launch like a rocket during an ascent stage of flight, and wherein the apparatus rotates about the first rotation axis during the ascent stage of flight;
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- a second rotation axis that is nonparallel to the first rotation axis and intersects the center of gravity, wherein the apparatus is configured to descend with a helicopter-like rotation during a descent stage of flight, and wherein the apparatus rotates about the second rotation axis during the descent stage of flight.
A non-pyrotechnic aerial display apparatus comprising:
- a head portion comprising a front portion, a rear portion, a plurality of channels in an outer surface of the head portion, the channels extending from the front portion toward the rear portion;
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- a wing portion extending rearward from the rear portion of the head portion, the wing portion comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, a leading edge, a trailing edge, and an airfoil extending along the leading edge,
- wherein a centerline of the head portion is collinear with a centerline of the wing portion.
A non-pyrotechnic aerial display apparatus comprising:
- a head portion comprising a front portion and a rear portion, the front portion comprising a hemispherical nose;
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- a wing portion extending rearward from the rear portion of the head portion, the wing portion comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, a leading edge, a trailing edge, an airfoil extending along the leading edge, and a counterweight located in a rear quarter of the apparatus.
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