Title:
VEHICLES PARTICULARLY USEFUL AS VTOL VEHICLES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002098732
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A vehicle includes a fuselage (11), at least one lift-producing propeller carried by the fuselage on each side of its transverse axis a pilot's compartment formed in the fuselage between the lift-producing propellers (12) and substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis, and a pair of payload bays (14) formed in the fuselage (11) between the lift-producing propellers (12) and on opposite sides of the pilot's compartment(13). Many variations are described enabling the vehicle to be used not only as a VTOL vehicle, but also as a multi-function utility vehicle for performing many diverse functions including hovercraft and ATV functions.
Inventors:
YOELI RAFI (IL)
Application Number:
PCT/IL2002/000439
Publication Date:
March 18, 2004
Filing Date:
June 04, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ROMEO YANKEE LTD (IL)
YOELI RAFI (IL)
YOELI RAFI (IL)
International Classes:
B60V1/06; B64C27/20; B64C29/00; B64C37/02; (IPC1-7): B64C29/00
Foreign References:
| US2936969A | 1960-05-17 | |||
| IT666076B |
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