초록

A composite VTOL vehicle comprising a VTOL carrier with outboard mounted engines and an aircraft which is lifted off and retrieved by the carrier.

대표청구항 ▼

A composite VTOL vehicle comprising: a single aerodynamically shaped wing beam; a left pair and a right pair of engines mounted respectively near the left and right outboard edges of the wing beam to straddle said wing beam, said engines including pivoting means by which the engines may be pivoted b

A composite VTOL vehicle comprising: a single aerodynamically shaped wing beam; a left pair and a right pair of engines mounted respectively near the left and right outboard edges of the wing beam to straddle said wing beam, said engines including pivoting means by which the engines may be pivoted between a first position in which the engines provide substantially vertical thrust to each side of the wing beam and a second position in which the engines provide substantially horizontal thrust above and below said wing beam; a centerline mounted cabin attached directly to the underside of the wing beam and positioned so that at least a portion thereof protrudes below said wing beam; an attaching means for releasably attaching an aircraft to the underside of the cabin, said attaching means being adapted to attach the aircraft to be held thereby between the engine pairs; and a landing gear means arranged in supportive deployment with respect to the vehicle.