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The Flying Multi-Purpose Aircraft Carrier (FMPAC) comprises a runway body which is provided with V/STOL capability by at least two rotary wings, located outside the two lateral ends of the runway body in a side-by-side configuration. The rotary wings are, preferably, of a large diameter helicopter r

The Flying Multi-Purpose Aircraft Carrier (FMPAC) comprises a runway body which is provided with V/STOL capability by at least two rotary wings, located outside the two lateral ends of the runway body in a side-by-side configuration. The rotary wings are, preferably, of a large diameter helicopter rotor blade type, and are powered by respective shaft turbine engines. A substantially flat runway platform is provided along the middle portion of the runway body, between the left and right helicopter rotary wings. The runway platform is located as low as possible, in order to secure flight stability of the composite aircraft. The top surface of the runway platform has a substantially flat and rectangular-like shape defining a conventional runway, and may allow a fixed wing CA to take-off from or to land on it, during flight of the FMPAC, allowing the pilot of the CA to operate his aircraft with a considerable margin of error. During composite flight, the brakes of the CA\s landing gear should be actuated and in addition, its landing gear should be locked down to the surface of the FMPAC. Any CA may be assisted for V/STOL by means of a FMPAC, provided that its weight is not larger than the payload capability of the FMPAC. The V/STOL assisted flight of CA may be performed from any relatively flat ground surface, or alternatively, it may be performed from a water surface, if the FMPAC is equipped with a flying boat undercarriage.

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A multi-purpose V/STOL composite aircraft comprising: runway platform means of sufficient size comprising substantially flat top surface and having left and right outboard edges to define a runway therebetween, thus enabling the pilot of a conventional aircraft to take off or to land to the platform

A multi-purpose V/STOL composite aircraft comprising: runway platform means of sufficient size comprising substantially flat top surface and having left and right outboard edges to define a runway therebetween, thus enabling the pilot of a conventional aircraft to take off or to land to the platform means in a manner substantially similar to the landing to and take off from a conventional runway; at least one variable position front downlock mechanism means and at least one variable position rear downlock mechanism means to accomodate to the geometry and to detachably lock down to the platform means the front and the rear landing gear wheels, respectively, of a conventional aircraft, after being positioned on the top surface of said platform means with a large margin of error; flight deck means located preferably near at least one outboard edge of said platform means; at least one left rotary wing lift means rotating in a substantially horizontal plane of rotation, having a substantially large diameter helicopter type rotary blades, and comprising means to control the cyclic and collective pitches of the blades of said left rotary wing lift means during a vertical and forward flights and also during turns as well as during a regime of autorotation of said composite aircraft; said left rotary wing lift means being located near the left outboard edge and substantially outside the left edge of said platform means; at least one right rotary wing lift means rotating in a substantially horizontal plane of rotation, having a substantially large diameter helicopter type rotary blades, and comprising means to control the cyclic and collective pitches of the blades of said right rotary wing lift means during a vertical and forward flights and also during turns as well as during a regime of autorotation of said composite aircraft; said right rotary wing lift means being located near the right outboard edge and substantially outside the right edge of said platform means, wherein said left and right rotary wing lift means are attached to said platform means preferably in side-by-side configuration to provide a vertical and forward flight thrust generation for vertical and forward flights and also a differential thrust generation during maneuvering; connecting means, extending sideway, from said platform means, to permanently connect the platform means to the respective left and right rotary wing lift means so as to provide reduced interference of the induced downwash from the left and right rotary wing lift means to said side supporting means and said platform means; whereby said composite aircraft may take off or land in a substantially V/STOL mode, carrying on its board various payloads or a conventional aircraft, as the pilot of said conventional aircraft may take off or land on the surface of said platform means with a large margin of error, and in a manner substantially similar to the landing and take off from a conventional runway.