Airborne vehicle
OwnerVerne L. Freelandinventor
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Abstract
An airborne vehicle generally comprises a body, a lifting mechanism for lifting the vehicle, and a steering mechanism operable by a user for steering the vehicle. The lifting mechanism comprises first and second counter-rotating propellers mounted in a front end and a rear end, respectively, of the vehicle body. The lifting mechanism further comprises a front air intake and a rear air intake mounted in proximity to and above the first and second propellers, respectively. The steering mechanism comprises a plurality of louvers mounted on a bottom of the vehicle body below the first and second propellers. The operator uses a steering mechanism in a passenger position to adjust inclinations of the louvers so as to steer the vehicle.
Claims26
An airborne vehicle, comprising:
- a body;
- lifting means connected to said body for lifting said vehicle;
- and
- steering means operable by a user for steering said vehicle;
- wherein said lifting means comprises a first propeller mounted in a front end of said body and a second propeller mounted in a rear end of said body, said first propeller and said second propeller rotating in a horizontal plane and said first propeller rotating in a direction opposite to a rotating direction of said second propeller so as to lift said vehicle in a vertical direction perpendicular to said horizontal plane;
- and
- wherein said steering means comprises a plurality of louvers mounted in said body of said vehicle below said first and second propellers and a single steering control operable by the user for adjusting inclinations of all of said louvers so as to deflect air passing through said louvers, whereby to steer said vehicle.
An airborne vehicle, comprising:
- a body;
- lifting means connected to said body for lifting said vehicle;
- and
- steering means operable by a user for steering said vehicle;
- wherein said steering means comprises a plurality of cross louvers and lengthwise louvers arranged in a grid-like pattern and mounted in said body of said vehicle below said lifting means, cross louver tiebars interconnecting said cross louvers and lengthwise louver tiebars interconnecting said lengthwise louvers, and a single steering control operably connected to said cross louver tiebars and to said lengthwise louver tiebars for adjusting inclinations of said louvers so as to deflect air passing through said louvers, whereby to steer said vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.