Title:
HOVER DELIVERY OF CABIN PAYLOAD IN TILT-ROTOR AND TILT-WING AIRCRAFT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/059303
Kind Code:
A4
Abstract:
A payload or cargo is delivered from a cargo hold of an aircraft during flight, by orienting the fuselage into a nose-up and tail-down position of at least 30 degrees off horizontal, and lowering the cargo from a cargo hold in the fuselage by means of one or more lines. Preferred vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft include tilt-rotor or tilt-wing aircraft, and especially preferred aircraft are capable of generating control moments with their rotors to assist in orientating the fuselage of the aircraft into a nose-up and tail-down position.
Inventors:
KAREM ABE (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2009/060127
Publication Date:
August 19, 2010
Filing Date:
October 09, 2009
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KAREM ABE (US)
International Classes:
B64D27/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
FISH, Robert, D. et al. (PC2603 Main Street, Suite 100, Irvine CA, US)
Download PDF:
Previous Patent: WO/2010/059302
Next Patent: FREE CHARGE CARRIER DIFFUSION RESPONSE TRANSDUCER FOR SENSING GRADIENTS
Next Patent: FREE CHARGE CARRIER DIFFUSION RESPONSE TRANSDUCER FOR SENSING GRADIENTS