Toy aircraft and method for remotely controlling same

A toy aircraft adapted for untethered flight, the toy aircraft consisting essentially of:

• a main body portion extended central hub member having first and second wings equally spaced about a central axis of rotation extending therefrom, a protective cover for said central hub member and a power source housed within said protective cover;
• means for controlling the flight of the aircraft being one of remote control means and on-board preprogrammed control means;
• first and second motorized propulsion units interconnected with said power source;
• and
• first and second propeller assemblies interconnected to said first and second motorized propulsion units and mounted adjacent ends of said hub member, respectively, said first and second propeller assemblies each including a plurality of blades arranged for rotation within a substantially horizontal plane;
• whereby rotation of said blades of said first and second propeller assemblies in a first direction within a substantially horizontal plane provides a primary source of lift to the aircraft directly from air displaced by said blades and a secondary source of lift to the aircraft from rotation of said blades causing rotation of said main body portion extended central hub member with said wings in a second rotary direction about said central axis of rotation.

A toy aircraft comprising:

• a main body portion including a central hub member and first and second wings, each wing of said first and second wings being equally spaced about a central axis of rotation, each wing of said first and second wings includes a central longitudinal axis, said central longitudinal axes of said first and second wings being disposed relative to one another in a parallel, spaced apart relationship;
• a power source carried by the aircraft;
• two motorized propulsion units interconnected with said power source, said two motorized propulsion units are mounted at opposite ends of a central housing attached to said central hub member, said central housing being disposed substantially perpendicular to said central longitudinal axes of said wings;
• and
• at least first and second propeller assemblies interconnected to said two motorized propulsion units, said first and second propeller assemblies each including a plurality of blades;
• whereby rotation of said blades of said first and second propeller assemblies provides a primary source of lift to the aircraft directly from air displaced by said blades and a secondary source of lift to the aircraft from the angular momentum of said blades which causes rotation of said main body portion about said central axes of rotation.

A toy aircraft adapted for untethered flight, the toy aircraft comprising:

• a main body portion including a central hub member and first and second wings, each wing of said first and second wings being equally spaced about a central axis of rotation, each wing of said wings includes a central longitudinal axis, said central longitudinal axes of said wings being disposed relative to one another in a parallel, spaced apart relationship;
• a power source carried by the aircraft;
• first and second motorized propulsion units interconnected with said power source, said first and second motorized propulsion units are mounted at opposite ends of a central housing attached to said central hub member, said central housing being disposed substantially perpendicular to said central longitudinal axes of said wings;
• and
• first and second propeller assemblies interconnected to said first and second motorized propulsion units, respectively, said first and second propeller assemblies each including a plurality of blades arranged for rotation within a substantially horizontal plane;
• whereby rotation of said blades of said first and second propeller assemblies within a substantially horizontal plane provides a primary source of lift to the aircraft directly from air displaced by the blades and a secondary source of lift to the aircraft from the angular momentum of said blades which causes rotation of said main body portion about said central axis of rotation.