N-dimensional fighter aircraft
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
InventorBert A. Silich
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Abstract
An improved fighter aircraft has three primary lifting surfaces acting as wings on the airframe. The lifting surfaces are attached 120 degrees apart on the airframe so the fighter may turn in any direction without prior movements. The pilot has means to position himself to feel only positive g's in these maneuvers. A rotatable cockpit section, for example, moves independent of the airframe with the canard wings thereon. The pilot flies the cockpit section and the airframe with wings thereon responds accordingly.
Claims3
An improved jet fighter aircraft, wherein the improvement comprises:
- a wing system of three primary lifting surfaces, said wing system being fixedly attached to an airframe of said aircraft, said lifting surfaces being attached at 120 degree intervals about the airframe, each of said three primary lifting surfaces being of substantially equal area and having thereon means for controlling air flow thereby;
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- a rotatable cockpit section, said cockpit section being rotatably independent of said airframe having said wing system of three primary lifting surfaces thereon, said rotatable cockpit section having a pair of canard wings thereon to provide the rotation about an aircraft axis, a pilot of said improved jet fighter aircraft being able to fly said cockpit section with said canard wings where the pilot is subject to substantially only positive g pull during any maneuver, said lifting surfaces and control means thereon responding to movement of said wing system moving said airframe to maintain positive g on the pilot in said cockpit section.
An improved jet fighter aircraft, wherein the improvement comprises:
- a wing system of three primary lifting surfaces, said wing system being fixedly attached to an airframe of said aircraft, said lifting surfaces being attached at 120 degree intervals about the airframe, each of said three primary lifting surfaces being of substantially equal area and having thereon means for controlling air flow thereby;
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- a rotatable cockpit section, said cockpit section being rotatable independent of said airframe having three primary lifting surfaces thereon, said rotatable cockpit section having a pair of canard wings thereon to provide the rotation about an aircraft axis, said cockpit section rotatably attached to a spindle, said spindle extending through said cockpit section, said spindle having an aircraft nose attached to a forward end, a pilot of said improved jet fighter aircraft being able to fly said cockpit section with said canard wings where the pilot is subject to substantially only positive g pull during any maneuver, said lifting surfaces and control means thereon of said wing system moving said airframe to maintain positive g on the pilot in said cockpit section.
An improved jet fighter aircraft, wherein the improvement comprises:
- a wing system of three primary lifting surfaces, said wing system being rotatably attached to an airframe of said aircraft, said lifting surfaces being attached at 120 degree intervals about said wing system, each of said three primary lifting surfaces being of substantially equal area and having thereon means for controlling air flow thereby;
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- a cockpit section, said cockpit section being fixedly attached to said airframe, said cockpit section having a pair of canard wings thereon to provide the rotation about an aircraft axis, a pilot of said improved jet aircraft being able to fly said cockpit section with said canard wings where the pilot is subject to substantially only positive g pull during any maneuver, said lifting surfaces and control means thereon of said wing system moving said airframe to maintain positive g on the pilot in said cockpit section.
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