US 8,464,979 B2Granted

Foldable swan-wings aircraft

OwnerSunstar Iminventor

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Abstract

An aircraft structure is provide, an aircraft structure for an aircraft. including front Wing and rear wing of the Swan-Wing, vertical winglets and the first level Floor body. the fuselage has a cross-section of substantially flat fuselage shape being is Wide enough to provide lifting force. the front wing of the Swan-Wing are Disposed horizontally in front portion of the fuselage. rear wings of the Swan-Wing are disposed horizontally in rear portion of the fuselage. the vertical winglets Are disposed at the top of the rear fuselage. the first level disposed fuel tank storages, a Plurality of landing gear bays, cockpit with control panels, various avionics and Cabin doors. The top of the rear fuselage disposed jet power plants, the fuselage provide lifting force And the wings provides steering force and lifting force the whole structure of an aircraft Comprises carbon fiber honey comb composite molded structure which lighter weight And shear strong structure. the cockpit and cabin disposed. front window, rear Window, side window and doors. under the belly of the Swan-Wing disposed Pontoons.

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Dependent claims

A swan-wing aircraft comprising:

a fuselage having a substantially flat bottom and a cross section having a shape for providing lift;
a plurality of hinged-latch mechanisms, at least one hinged-latch mechanism attached to each of a left and a right side of the fuselage and having an axis which is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft;
two wings, each wing being foldable about the hinged-latch mechanism from a horizontal position to a vertical position;
each wing having a swept back forward lifting portion, a swept back rear lifting portion which is larger than the forward lifting portion, and an outboard portion;
wherein said forward lifting portion is connected to said rear lifting portion by said outboard portion, the outboard portion extending from a distal tip of the forward lifting portion to a distal tip of the rear lifting portion to form a wing body structure that lays in a single plane and includes an opening extending from a top of the wing body structure to a bottom thereof;
wherein the forward lifting portion includes a first control surface at a rear of said forward lifting portion and the rear lifting portion includes a second control surface at a rear of said rear lifting portion;
and
wherein the wings form a blended lifting-body with the fuselage when the wings are in the horizontal position.

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