Airplane flying game

An aircraft flying game comprising;

• a. a board, b. a map of the mainland United States depicted on said board, c. means for suspending said board with a map on the underside thereof and surrounding the periphery of said map, e. a carriage for traveling along said track, f. means suspending a model aircraft from said carriage, g. means for adjusting the vertical distance of said aircraft from said carriage, h. electrical means for driving said carriage along said track and for controlling the speed thereof, and for controlling the means for adjusting the vertical distance of said aircraft from said carriage, i. a light at the location of a selected geographical area within each state on said map, j. a pair of electrical contacts on said track for each light, pairs of said contacts being spaced along said track, k. an open electric circuit including an electric power source connecting each of said lights to a pair of said contacts, l. means on said carriage for bridging each pair of contacts in turn as said carriage travels along said track to close said electric circuits and light said lights, m. a light on said aircraft;
• and n. means for actuating said light on said aircraft when said plane is a selected vertical distance from said carriage whereby a game may be played in which each player attempts to "land" the aircraft at a selected geographical location by moving said aircraft along the track and vertically, and causing said plane to come to rest with the carriage in position to light the light at that geographic location and with the aircraft at the proper vertical distance from the carriage to light the light on the aircraft.

An aircraft flying game comprising:

• a model aircraft;
• a map;
• a track for wheels provided along a predetermined path of the map;
• a carriage comprising a pair of wheels positioned in the track such that the pair of wheels can freely roll in the track;
• means for hanging the model aircraft from the carriage such that the model aircraft will move along the predetermined path of the map when the pair of wheels rolls and such that the vertical position of the aircraft may be changed with relation to the map;
• first motor means for motorizing the pair of wheels such that they roll in the track;
• said hanging means comprising tube means containing therein flexible tether means with the winding or unwinding of which will raise or lower the vertical position of the aircraft with said hanging means preventing the undesired rotation of the aircraft;
• means for adjusting the hanging means such that the vertical position of the aircraft may be changed with relation to the map;
• said adjusting means including second motor means for taking or letting out a predetermined amount of said tether means so as to adjust the position of the aircraft with respect to the map.

An aircraft flying game comprising:

• a model aircraft;
• a map;
• a hanger attached to said map and positioned along a predetermined path thereof;
• an upper motor in mechanical communication with a pair of wheels positioned in the path for moving said wheels;
• power means for said upper motor;
• means for hanging the model aircraft from the pair of wheels by flexible means such that the model aircraft will move along the predetermined path on the map when the wheels are motorized;
• a lower motor located inside the model aircraft in mechanical communication with means provided for changing the vertical position of the model aircraft in relation to map;
• power means for said lower motor;
• means for controlling said upper motor and said lower motor such that the model aircraft's position may be varied both with respect to the position on the map from which it is hung as well as changing its vertical position in relation to the map;
• lights at the location of selected areas on said map;
• a pair of electrical contacts for each light, pairs of said contacts being spaced along said predetermined path;
• an open electric circuit including an electric power source connecting each of said lights to a pair of said contacts;
• means for bridging each pair of contacts in turn as said aircraft travels along said predetermined path to close said electric circuits and flash said lights;
• lights on said aircraft;
• means for actuating said light on said aircraft when said aircraft is a selected vertical distance from said map whereby a game may be played in which each player attempts to land aircraft at a selected geographical location and when the aircraft at the proper vertical distance from the map to flash the light on the aircraft;
• and means for controlling the distance of travel of the aircraft on the predetermined path and the distance of the aircraft from the map.