Convertible aircraft

Claim 1

IN A CONVERTIBLE AIRCRAFT HAVING A FUSELAGE, A FIXED WING MOUNTED THEREON, A LIFTING ROTOR MOUNTED FOR ROTATION ON SAID FUSELAGE, A TURBO COMPRESSOR POWER MEANS IN SAID FUSELAGE, ROTOR COMBUSTION CHAMBER MEANS ON SAID ROTOR SUPPLIED WITH AIR UNDER PRESSURE FROM THE COMPRESSOR MEANS OF SAID TURBO COMPRESSOR POWER MEANS ROTOR FUEL SUPPLY MEANS AND ROTOR JET DISCHARGE MEANS FROM SAID ROTOR COMBUSTION CHAMBER MEANS TO ROTATE SAID ROTOR SUPPLYING SUBSTANTIALLY ALL LIFT DURING LOW SPEED FLIGHT, MEANS FOR STOPPING THE FLOW OF AIR AND FUEL TO SAID ROTOR COMBUSTION CHAMBER MEANS AND PROVIDING LARGE HORIZONTAL THRUST FROM SAID TURBO COMPRESSOR EXHAUST AND SAID COMPRESSOR MEANS DURING HIGH SPEED FLIGHT, MEANS ON SAID ROTOR FOR CONTROLLING THE COLLECTIVE PITCH THEREOF, MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID FIXED WING FOR CONTROLLING THE ANGLE OF ATTACK OF THE FIXED WING AND MANUALLY-OPERATED CONTROL MEANS FOR REDUCING THE COLLECTIVE PITCH OF SAID ROTOR, ADJUSTING THE ANGLE OF ATTACK OF SAID FIXED WING AND FOR OPERATING SAID AIR FLOW STOPPING MEANS FOR TRANSITION FROM LOW SPEED TO HIGH SPEED FLIGHT.