Aircraft

Claim 2

An aircraft with fixed wings, with rotors mounted to rotate around a vertical axis attached to the aircraft, a flap structure with a horizontal axis and attached to the surface of each rotor blade, an air scoop formed along the trailing edge of each flap arranged to face rearwardly of the direction of the rotor blade movement, a means arranged to permit each flap to pivot on its horizontal axis into a vertical position against a stop, when air currents contact the air scoop, whereby the underside of the flap is exposed to the pressure from the air currents, thereby forcing the rotor to rotate horizontally around its vertical axis and create lift force as it spins.

Claim 3

An aircraft as defined in claim 1, wherein the rotors are mounted partially inside a slot opening within the aircraft''s wing tips or the like, whereas the rotor blades are forced to spin through the slot opening, with the spinning rotor blades that extend outside the slot opening which create lift force, as they spin forward toward the aircraft''s direction of flight.

Claim 4

An aircraft as defined in claim 2, wherein said rotors have retractable means for storage within the aircraft, and the use of the same retractable means for extending the rotors into their operating position.

Claim 5

An aircraft, with rotors mounted to rotate around a vertical axis attached to the aircraft, a flap structure with a horizontal axis and attached to the surface of at least one rotor blade, an air scoop formed along the trailing edge of each flap arranged to face rearwardly of the direction of the rotor blade movement, a means arranged to permit each flap to pivot on its horizontal axis into a vertical position against a stop, when air currents contact the air scoop, whereby the underside of the flap is exposed to the pressure from air currents, thereby forcing the rotor to rotate horizontally around its vertical axis and creates lift force as it spins. the said rotor blades have attached small rotors having a small vertical axis, a small flap structure attached to the surface of each small rotor blade, a small air scoop formed along the trailing edge of each small flap arranged to face rearwardly of the direction of the small rotor blade''s movement, a means arranged to permit each small flap to pivot on its horizontal axis, by pressure from air currents to a vertical position against a small stop, whereby the underside of the small flap is exposed to the pressure from air currents, thereby forcing the small rotor to spin on its small vertical axis forward into the direction of the aircraft''s flight and creating lift forces.

Claim 6

An aircraft, with rotors mounted to rotate around a vertical axis attached to the aircraft, a flap structure with a horizontal axis and attached to the surface of at least one rotor blade, an air scoop formed along the trailing edge of each flap arranged to face rearwardly of the direction of the rotor blade movement, a means arranged to permit each flap to pivot on its horizontal axis into a vertical position against a stop, when air currents contact the air scoop, whereby the underside of the flap is exposed to the pressure from air currents, thereby forcing the rotor to rotate horizontally around its vertical axis and creates lift force as it spins. the said rotor blades have attached small rotors having a small vertical axis, a small flap structure attached to the surface of each small rotor blade, a small air scoop formed along the trailing edge of each small flap arranged to face rearwardly of the direction of the small rotor blade''s movement, a means arranged to permit each small flap to pivot on its horizontal axis, by pressure from air currents to a vertical position against a small stop, whereby the underside of the small flap is exposed to the pressure from air currents, thereby forcing the small rotor to spin on its small vertical axis forward into the direction of the aircraft''s flight and creating lift forces.

Claim 7

An aircraft with fixed wings, with rotors mounted to rotate around a vertical axis attached to the aircraft, a flap structure with a horizontal axis and attached to the surface of each rotor blade, an air scoop formed along the trailing edge of each flap arranged to face rearwardly of the direction of the rotor blade movement, a means arranged to permit each flap to pivot on its horizontal axis into a vertical position against a stop, When pressure from air currents contact the air scoop, whereby the underside of the flap is exposed to the pressure from air currents, thereby forcing the rotor to rotate horizontally around its vertical axis and create lift force as it spins, wherein the rotors are mounted partially inside a slot opening within the aircraft''s wing tips or the like, whereas the rotor blades are forced to spin through the slot opening, with the spinning rotor blades that extend outside the slot opening which create the lift force as they spin forward toward the aircraft''s direction of flight, the said rotor blades have attached small rotors having a small vertical axis, a small flap structure attached to the surface of each small rotor blade, a small air scoop formed along the trailing edge of each small flap arranged to face rearwardly of the direction of the small rotor blade''s movement, a means arranged to permit each small flap to pivot on its horizontal axis, by pressure from air currents to a vertical position against a small stop, whereby the underside of the small flap is exposed to pressure from the air currents, thereby forcing the small rotor to spin on its small vertical axis forward into the direction of the aircraft''s flight and creating lift forces, wherein the said small rotors are mounted partially inside a small slot opening formed within the larger rotor''s blade tip, thereby the small rotors are forced to spin on their small vertical axis through the small slot opening by pressure from air currents against the small rotor''s scoop and flap, with the small rotor blades that extend outside the small slot opening that create their own lift forces as they spin forward into the direction of the aircraft''s flight.

Claim 8

An aircraft with fixed wings, with rotors mounted to rotate around a vertical axis attached to the aircraft, a flap structure with a horizontal axis and attached to the surface of each rotor blade, an air scoop formed along the trailing edge of each flap arranged to face rearwardly of the direction of the rotor blade movement, a means arranged to permit each flap to pivot on its horizontal axis into a vertical position against a stop, When pressure from air currents contact the air scoop, whereby the underside of the flap is exposed to the pressure from air currents, thereby forcing the rotor to rotate horizontally around its vertical axis and create lift force as it spins, wherein the rotors are mounted partially inside a slot opening within the aircraft''s wing tips or the like, whereas the rotor blades are forced to spin through the slot opening, with the spinning rotor blades that extend outside the slot opening which create the lift force as they spin forward toward the aircraft''s direction of flight, the said rotor blades have attached small rotors having a small vertical axis, a small flap structure attached to the surface of each small rotor blade, a small air scoop formed along the trailing edge of each small flap arranged to face rearwardly of the direction of the small rotor blade''s movement, a means arranged to permit each small flap to pivot on its horizontal axis, by pressure from air currents to a vertical position against a small stop, whereby the underside of the small flap is exposed to pressure from the air currents, thereby forcing the small rotor to spin on its small vertical axis forward into the direction of the aircraft''s flight and creating lift forces, wherein the said small rotors are mounted partially inside a small slot opening formed within the larger rotor''s blade tip, thereby the small rotors are forced to spin on their small vertical axis through the small slot opening by pressure from air currents against the small rotor''s scoop and flap, with the small rotor blades that extend outside the small slot opening that create their own lift forces as they spin forward into the direction of the aircraft''s flight.

Claim 9

An aircraft with fixed wings, with rotors mounted to rotate around a vertical axis attached to the aircraft, a flap structure with a horizontal axis and attached to the surface of each rotor blade, an air scoop formed along the trailing edge of each flap arranged to face rearwardly of the direction of the rotor blade movement, means arranged to permit each flap to pivot on its horizontal axis into a vertical position against a stop, when air currents contact the air scoop, whereby the underside of the flap is exposed to the pressure from air currents, thereby forcing the rotor to rotate horizontally around its vertical axis and create lift force as it spins, wherein the rotors are mounted partially inside a slot opening within the aircraft''s wing tips or the like, whereas the rotor blades that extend outside the slot opening which create lift force as they spin forward toward the aircraft''s direction of flight, wherein said rotors have retractable means for storage within the aircraft, and the use of the same retractable means for extending the rotors into their operating position, having a movable flexable fairing door, located inside the leading edge of the wing, with means for opening and closing said door, along a sliding track in the outer edge of the wing tip or the like, thereby concealing and exposing the slot opening and the rotor assembly.

Claim 10

An aircraft with fixed wings, with rotors mounted to rotate around a vertical axis attached to the aircraft, a flap structure with a horizontal axis and attached to the surface of each rotor blade, an air scoop formed along the trailing edge of each flap arranged to face rearwardly of the direction of the rotor blade movement, means arranged to permit each flap to pivot on its horizontal axis into a vertical position against a stop, when air currents contact the air scoop, whereby the underside of the flap is exposed to the pressure from air currents, thereby forcing the rotor to rotate horizontally around its vertical axis and create lift force as it spins, wherein the rotors are mounted partially inside a slot opening within the aircraft''s wing tips or the like, whereas the rotor blades that extend outside the slot opening which create lift force as they spin forward toward the aircraft''s direction of flight, wherein said rotors have retractable means for storage within the aircraft, and the use of the same retractable means for extending the rotors into their operating position, having a movable flexable fairing door, located inside the leading edge of the wing, with means for opening and closing said door, along a sliding track in the outer edge of the wing tip or the like, thereby concealing and exposing the slot opening and the rotor assembly.

Claim 11

An aircraft with fixed wings, with rotors mounted to rotate around a vertical axis attached to the aircraft, a flap structure with a horizontal axis and attached to the surface of each rotor blade, an air scoop formed along the trailing edge of each flap arranged to face rearwardly of the direction of the rotor blade movement, a means arranged to permit each flap to pivot on its horizontal axis into a vertical position against a stop, when air currents contact the air scoop, whereby the underside of the flap is exposed to the pressure from air currents, thereby forcing the rotor to rotate horizontally around its vertical axis and create lift force as it spins, wherein the rotors are mounted partially inside a slot opening within the aIrcraft''s wing tips or the like, whereas the rotor blades are forced to spin through the slot opening, with the spinning rotor blades that extend outside the slot opening which create lift force as they spin forward toward the aircraft''s direction of flight, wherein the wing tip rotor assembly located on the fixed wings or the like of the aircraft, contain means for changing the pitch of the complete wing tip rotor assembly.

Claim 12

An aircraft with fixed wings, with rotors mounted to rotate around a vertical axis attached to the aircraft, a flap structure with a horizontal axis and attached to the surface of each rotor blade, an air scoop formed along the trailing edge of each flap arranged to face rearwardly of the direction of the rotor blade movement, a means arranged to permit each flap to pivot on its horizontal axis into a vertical position against a stop, when air currents contact the air scoop, whereby the underside of the flap is exposed to the pressure from air currents, thereby forcing the rotor to rotate horizontally around its vertical axis and create lift force as it spins, wherein the rotors are mounted partially inside a slot opening within the aIrcraft''s wing tips or the like, whereas the rotor blades are forced to spin through the slot opening, with the spinning rotor blades that extend outside the slot opening which create lift force as they spin forward toward the aircraft''s direction of flight, wherein the wing tip rotor assembly located on the fixed wings or the like of the aircraft, contain means for changing the pitch of the complete wing tip rotor assembly.