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Aircraft with variable geometry

Assignee: Ateliers dAviation Louis Breguet SA
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Filing: 1964-12-11
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Granted: 1966-12-20
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Expires: 1984-12-11
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Armand G Ricard

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 22:04
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64C; B64C3/00; B64C3/38; B64C3/40

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 176 words
A VARIABLE GEOMETRY AIRCRAFT COMPRISING IN COMBINATION A FUSELAGE PROVIDED WITH HORIZONTALLY DIRECTED TAIL ELEMENTS; MAIN WING ELEMENTS PROJECTING LATERALLY FROM SAID FUSELAGE; VERTICAL PIVOT MEANS ON SAID FUSELAGE FOR MOUNTING SAID MAIN WING ELEMENTS ONTO SAID FUSELAGE FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN A FORE POSITION WHEREIN SAID MAIN WING ELEMENTS ARE EXTENDED AND A REAR POSITION WHEREIN THE SAID MAIN ELEMENTS ARE RETRACTED AND CONNECTED WITH SAID TAIL ELEMENTS; FRONT WING ELEMENTS RESPECTIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID MAIN WING ELEMENTS AND PIVOTABLY MOUNTED ON SAID FUSELAGE ON THE SAME PIVOT MEANS AS THE ASSOCIATED MAIN WING ELEMENT, FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN A RETRACTED POSITION WHEREIN THE FORE PART OF SID FRONT WING ELEMENTS IS RETIRED WITHIN THE FUSELAGE AND AN EXTENDED POSITION WHEREIN SAID FORE PART IS MOVED OUT OF THE FUSELAGE; AND ACTUATING MEANS FOR BRINGING SAID FRONT WING ELEMENTS INTO SAID RETRACTED POSITION WHEN SAID MAIN WING ELEMENTS ARE BROUGHT INTO SAID EXTENDED POSITION AN CONVERSELY FOR BRINGING SAID FRONT WING ELEMENTS INTO SAID EXTENDED POSITION WHEN SAID MAIN WING ELEMENTS ARE BROUGHT INTO SAID RETRACTED POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 176 words
A VARIABLE GEOMETRY AIRCRAFT COMPRISING IN COMBINATION A FUSELAGE PROVIDED WITH HORIZONTALLY DIRECTED TAIL ELEMENTS; MAIN WING ELEMENTS PROJECTING LATERALLY FROM SAID FUSELAGE; VERTICAL PIVOT MEANS ON SAID FUSELAGE FOR MOUNTING SAID MAIN WING ELEMENTS ONTO SAID FUSELAGE FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN A FORE POSITION WHEREIN SAID MAIN WING ELEMENTS ARE EXTENDED AND A REAR POSITION WHEREIN THE SAID MAIN ELEMENTS ARE RETRACTED AND CONNECTED WITH SAID TAIL ELEMENTS; FRONT WING ELEMENTS RESPECTIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID MAIN WING ELEMENTS AND PIVOTABLY MOUNTED ON SAID FUSELAGE ON THE SAME PIVOT MEANS AS THE ASSOCIATED MAIN WING ELEMENT, FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN A RETRACTED POSITION WHEREIN THE FORE PART OF SID FRONT WING ELEMENTS IS RETIRED WITHIN THE FUSELAGE AND AN EXTENDED POSITION WHEREIN SAID FORE PART IS MOVED OUT OF THE FUSELAGE; AND ACTUATING MEANS FOR BRINGING SAID FRONT WING ELEMENTS INTO SAID RETRACTED POSITION WHEN SAID MAIN WING ELEMENTS ARE BROUGHT INTO SAID EXTENDED POSITION AN CONVERSELY FOR BRINGING SAID FRONT WING ELEMENTS INTO SAID EXTENDED POSITION WHEN SAID MAIN WING ELEMENTS ARE BROUGHT INTO SAID RETRACTED POSITION.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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