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A mechanism for quickly removing and installing the free wings and/or the tail booms of a freewing aircraft to the fuselage. The fuselage includes a free wing cross tube extending transversely through the fuselage at the spanwise axis, and each of the left and right free wings includes a support tub

A mechanism for quickly removing and installing the free wings and/or the tail booms of a freewing aircraft to the fuselage. The fuselage includes a free wing cross tube extending transversely through the fuselage at the spanwise axis, and each of the left and right free wings includes a support tube disposed therein, also along the spanwise axis, with a portion of the wing structural tube being received within the fuselage cross tube. A quick-release pin is insertable in holes disposed in both the structural tube and the cross tube when the holes are placed in alignment. A second cross tube extends transversely through the rear end of the fuselage at the tail boom pivot axis. At least a portion of each tail boom member is disposed in surrounding relationship to the cross tube. In a preferred embodiment, a quick-release pin is insertable in holes disposed in both the tail boom member portion and the cross tube when the holes are placed in alignment.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A thrust vectoring free wing aircraft comprising:a fuselage;a wing on each side of the fuselage;means for connecting the wings to one another and to the fuselage for free pivotal movement relative to the fuselage about a spanwise axis for flight in a predetermined generally horizont

[ I claim:] [1.] A thrust vectoring free wing aircraft comprising:a fuselage;a wing on each side of the fuselage;means for connecting the wings to one another and to the fuselage for free pivotal movement relative to the fuselage about a spanwise axis for flight in a predetermined generally horizontal direction in a free wing mode of aircraft operation;a propulsion system carried by the fuselage for developing thrust and propelling the aircraft both in the predetermined direction and in a near vertical flight orientation;aerodynamic surfaces carried by the fuselage for vectoring the thrust of the propulsion system away from the predetermined direction of flight sufficiently to achieve the near vertical flight orientation, thereby establishing an angle between the fuselage and the direction of flight; andmeans for quickly releasing and installing each of the free wings from the fuselage.