Folding wing aircraft
OwnerRyan Joseph Crossinventor
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Abstract
A folding wing aircraft having a deployed position and a stowed position comprises a fuselage having a front and a back, and a top and a bottom, a first top wing and a second top wing, wherein the first top wing and the second top wing are pivotable about a top pivot pin, wherein the top pivot pin is positioned on the top of the fuselage. The folding wing aircraft also has a first bottom wing and a second bottom wing, wherein the first bottom wing and the second bottom wing are pivotable about a bottom pivot pin, wherein the bottom pivot pin is affixed to the bottom of the fuselage. A distance between the top pivot pin and the bottom pivot pin is fixed during movement from the stowed position to the deployed position.
Claims6
A folding wing aircraft having a deployed position and a stowed position, comprising, in combination:
- a fuselage having a front and a back, and a top and a bottom;
- a first top wing and a second top wing, wherein the first top wing and the second top wing are pivotable about a top pivot pin, wherein the top pivot pin is positioned on the top of the fuselage;
- a first bottom wing and a second bottom wing, wherein the first bottom wing and the second bottom wing are pivotable about a bottom pivot pin, wherein the bottom pivot pin is affixed to the bottom of the fuselage;
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- a coupler releasably connecting the first top wing to the first bottom wing, wherein the coupler comprises a rudder, a stabilizer mounted on each one of the bottom wings, and a wing locking pin extending from the stabilizer and engaging a channel formed adjacent each corresponding top wing;
- wherein a distance between the top pivot pin and the bottom pivot pin is fixed during movement from the stowed position to the deployed position.
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