US 5,332,177 A · Aircraft

Abstract

An aircraft capable of sustained flight including a fuselage and a spiral-formed flat-section right hand and left hand wing positioned in generally horizontally opposing relation along either side of the fuselage. Each wing is formed of an elongated flat panel or plate having generally parallel leading and trailing edges, the length of the panel being substantially greater than its width, the width being substantially greater than its thickness. The forward and rearward ends of each wing are movably connected within forward and rearward longitudinal channels of the fuselage. By appropriate controlled linear and rotational movement of the wing ends, in combination with a conventional rudder of an upright rear stabilizer fin of the fuselage, all aerodynamic flight path variable control is accomplished. Both single and multiple spiral-turned wings are provided.

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An aircraft comprising:

an elongated fuselage having a length along the direction of travel;
a wing positioned along each of two opposing sides of said fuselage and being in a form of an elongated flat panel having a width substantially greater than a thickness thereof and having a length substantially greater than the width thereof;
each said wing being spiral wound about an imaginary cylinder having a longitudinal axis positioned along the length of each side of said fuselage, each said wing being generally circular when viewed in the direction of travel;
a forward end of each said wing connected in side-by-side arrangement to a forward lengthwise area of said fuselage;
a rearward end of each said wing connected in side-by-side arrangement to a rearwardly lengthwise area of said fuselage.

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