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A portable, lightweight, sturdy and compact aircraft cover that is suspended above the aircraft to provide protection from the damaging effects of the sun and other elements is described. The compact and lightweight aircraft cover is capable, when not deployed, to be carried within the cargo area of

A portable, lightweight, sturdy and compact aircraft cover that is suspended above the aircraft to provide protection from the damaging effects of the sun and other elements is described. The compact and lightweight aircraft cover is capable, when not deployed, to be carried within the cargo area of the airplane while the aircraft is in operation, and then deployed once the aircraft arrives at its destination. The aircraft cover is very lightweight while at the same time very strong, to allow for the cover to be carried inside the airplane while not adversely impacting the airplane's ability to carry additional fuel or additional passengers and baggage. Furthermore, the cover is designed to be quickly and easily deployed over an aircraft with minimal amount of user effort.

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1. A light weight, portable cover for a vehicle, that can be carried within the vehicle, comprising: a light weight base plate adapted to be secured by the vehicle comprising at least one clamp being configured to be attached to a vehicle, the clamp having a connector port incorporated therein;a plu

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A light weight, portable cover for a vehicle, that can be carried within the vehicle, comprising: a light weight base plate adapted to be secured by the vehicle comprising at least one clamp being configured to be attached to a vehicle, the clamp having a connector port incorporated therein;a plurality of collapsible base plate poles designed to be securely coupled to the light weight base plate, at least one of the plurality of base plate poles coupled to the connector port in the clamp;a plurality of collapsible poles directly or indirectly coupled to the base plate poles, a first subset of the plurality of collapsible poles coupled to each other at points of intersection, the plurality of collapsible poles and the plurality of base plate poles forming a frame support structure;a light weight cover sheet material adapted to cover the vehicle, the sheet material designed to be fitted to a peripheral edge of the vehicle, the sheet material being coupled to the frame support structure using a plurality of connectors including receptacles to receive ends of a second subset of the plurality of poles that form the frame support structure for supporting the sheet material above the vehicle. 2. The cover of claim 1, wherein the base plate and the poles are made from aluminum 7075 and tempering of the aluminum 7075 is 7075-T9. 3. The cover of claim 1, wherein the sheet material is SilNylon. 4. The cover of claim 1, wherein the sheet material, the base plate and the plurality of poles are made of a carbon fiber material. 5. The cover of claim 4, wherein the sheet material is a woven Dyneema fabric. 6. The cover of claim 1, wherein the vehicle is an aircraft and the base plate is attached to one of a wing strut of the aircraft, and a tie down ring in the wing of the aircraft. 7. The cover of claim 1, wherein the vehicle is an airplane, and the cover further comprising: a sheet clamp within the cover sheet adapted to be attached to a propeller portion of an airplane. 8. The cover of claim 7, wherein the base plate is adapted to be attached to the wing using a cuff coupled to the wing's leading edge. 9. The cover of claim 7, wherein the base plate is adapted to be attached to the wing using a suction clamp. 10. The cover of claim 1, wherein the collapsible pole includes a shock cord within the pole, and the pole is coded indicating its position in the frame support structure to simplify assembly. 11. The cover of claim 1, wherein the plurality of base plate poles and the plurality of collapsible poles have an arcuate shape when assembled, designed to keep a buffer space between the sheet material and a surface of the vehicle, to provide protection against the elements. 12. The cover of claim 1, wherein the base plate, the plurality of collapsible base plate poles, the plurality of collapsible poles, and the cover sheet making up the lightweight portable cover including a bag for carrying the light weight portable cover weigh less than 10 pounds. 13. A light weight, compact, portable shelter comprising: a light weight base plate adapted to be securely coupled to an airplane;a plurality of collapsible base plate poles connected to the base plate;a plurality of anchor poles connected to the base plate poles;a plurality of collapsible support poles, coupled to the anchor poles, a subset of the support poles also coupled to each other at points of intersection, wherein the base plate poles, anchor poles, and support poles form a rigid frame above the airplane;a plurality of clamps adapted to be coupled to the airplane, said clamps having a connector port for receiving an end point of one of the support poles;an ultra-lightweight light weight and strong sheet cover having a plurality of cuffs, said sheet cover adapted to be connected to both the rigid frame and a peripheral edge of the airplane by said cuffs, said sheet cover adapted to be partially suspended above the airplane, wherein once deployed the rigid frame and sheet material form a rigid light weight portable shelter; anda lightweight and compact pack to store the base plate, the collapsible support poles, the anchor poles, the clamp, the cuff and the sheet cover when the portable shelter is not deployed to cover the airplane, wherein said compact pack can be stored in the airplane. 14. The cover of claim 13, wherein at least some of the plurality of collapsible base plate poles, the plurality of anchor poles, and the plurality of support poles have an internal elastic shock cord. 15. The cover of claim 13, wherein the plurality of collapsible base plate poles, the plurality of anchor poles, and the plurality of support poles have a given position in the rigid frame, and the given position is designated by a marking on the pole. 16. The cover described in claim 13, wherein a total weight of the light weight base plate, the plurality of collapsible poles, the plurality of secondary poles, and the sheet material together is less than 10 pounds for a typical general aviation aircraft. 17. The cover of claim 13, wherein the sheet material, the base plate and the plurality of poles are made of a carbon fiber material. 18. The cover of claim 13, wherein the sheet material is a woven Dyneema fabric. 19. The cover of claim 13, wherein the base plate is adapted to be attached to one of: a wing strut of the aircraft, a wing of the aircraft at the tie down rings incorporated into the aircraft's wing, andwherein the base plate is attached to the wing using one or more of: a cuff coupled to the wing's leading edge or a suction clamp. 20. A light weight, portable cover comprising a compact and lightweight frame and a cover sheet that can be transported within a vehicle, said frame and cover sheet further comprising: a light weight base plate;a plurality of collapsible base plate poles securely coupled to the base plate;a plurality of lightweight collapsible anchor poles, said anchor poles securely coupled to the base plate poles;the light weight and strong cover sheet having a plurality of cuffs, said cuffs adapted to be attached and fitted to a peripheral edge of the vehicle, the cover sheet further incorporating a connector;a plurality of collapsible lightweight support poles, having connectable end points, said support poles being securely coupled to the anchor poles and a subset of the support poles being securely coupled to each other at points of intersection, with at least one connectible end point of one of the plurality of support poles securely coupled to the connector incorporated into the cover sheet;wherein the plurality of base plate poles, the plurality of support poles, and the plurality of anchor poles form a rigid frame support structure above the vehicle, wherein the cover sheet is attached to said frame by said connectors. 21. The cover of claim 20, wherein the vehicle is an aircraft, and the cover further comprises: a clamp adapted to be attached to one of: a wing strut of the aircraft, a wing of the aircraft at tie down rings, and a propeller, the clamp attached using one or more of: the cuff coupled to the wing's leading edge or a suction clamp; andone of the poles making up the rigid frame support structure coupled to the clamp. 22. The cover of claim 20, wherein the lightweight portable cover is erected to around a parked vehicle.