Land vehicle and aircraft combination
OwnerRoger Williamsoninventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A combination road and air vehicle having separate engines for each craft is disclosed. The aircraft has an air frame with wings and tail elements attached to a fuselage with a tricycle landing gear attached to the air frame. A nose platform extends forward from the bottom of the fuselage. The platform is adapted to receive and support a small land vehicle. The aircraft controls are mounted on a folding stalk attached to the top side of the platform. The land vehicle has a central opening in its body through which the control stalk may be elevated to a vertical position. The aircraft and land vehicle each have its own power plant and control system.
Claims13
Combination road and air vehicle comprising:
- an airframe with fuselage, wings and tail elements;
- flight propulsion means attached to said airframe;
- a nose platform extending forward from the bottom of said fuselage, said platform adapted to receive and support a small self-propelled land vehicle;
- tricycle landing gear attached to said airframe with the nose wheel attached by a folding strut to the underside of said platform;
- aircraft control means on a folding stalk foldably attached to the top side of said platform;
- land vehicle having a power plant and wheels, said vehicle having a central longitudinal opening in its bottom surface sized to allow said folding stalk to be raised into the vehicle compartment from the top side of said platform;
- locking means on said platform to lock said vehicle to said platform.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.