IP Library Granted Patent US 8,267,347
Granted Patent B2
US 8,267,347 · App. 11/656,041 · Granted Sep 18, 2012

Winging car

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Patent No.
US 8,267,347
App. No.
11/656,041
Granted
Sep 18, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A road driving and flight vehicle is able to automatically convert between two configurations to facilitate operations as an automobile and as an aircraft. In the flight configuration the craft includes two jet engines at a rear body part, two wings with ailerons produced by open/flap upwardly doors where the upper end is hinged to a body and bottom end raised up to place wings horizontally, and a vertical stabilizer with rudder and two horizontal stabilizers with elevators. In the road driving configuration vehicle includes conventional automobile power plant in the front part of the body, four wheels of which two front wheels are steerable, two doors, and a vertical and two horizontal stabilizers are stored at a rear part of the body.

Claims (32)

1. A hybrid vehicle capable of flying and road driving operations comprising in combination:

a body structure for carrying at least one person therein said body structure including at least two doors for road driving configuration, left and opposite right, which serve as wings and open upward for flying configuration with upper hinges positioned at said wings on said body structure;

said body structure with a first power plant comprising a engine with transmission for driving operations installed in said body structure along with at least one second power plant comprising a jet engine for flight operations installed at said body structure;

a vertical stabilizer with rudder affixed to a rear portion of said body structure for flight configuration which automatically stores into body for road driving operations;

a left and opposite right horizontal stabilizer with elevators affixed to said rear portion of said body structure for flight configuration which automatically store into said body for road driving operations;

a left and opposite right protective shield, which are installed in said body structure underneath said left and said opposite right door that serve as wings, and at least partly transparent for observations.

2. A hybrid vehicle capable of flying and road driving operations as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said body structure for carrying at least one person therein said body structure including at least two doors for road driving configuration, left and opposite right, which serve as wings comprised of at least two sections connected one to another and to said body with hinging and locking means unfolding to extending positions of said wings for flight operations and folding of said wings for driving operations.

3. A hybrid vehicle capable of flying and road driving operations as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said at least one second power plant comprises jet engines installed on said left and said opposite fight door that serve as wings for flight operations.

4. A hybrid vehicle capable of flying and road driving operations comprising in combination:

a body structure for carrying at least one person therein said body structure including at least two doors for road driving configuration, left and opposite right, which serve as wings and open downward for flying configuration with bottom hinges positioned at said wings on said body structure;

said body structure with a first power plant comprising a engine with transmission for driving operations installed in said body structure along with at least one second power plant comprising a jet engine for flight operations installed at said body structure;

a vertical stabilizer with rudder affixed to a rear portion of said body structure for flight configuration which automatically stores into body for road driving operations;

a left and opposite right horizontal stabilizer with elevators affixed to said rear portion of said body structure for flight configuration which automatically store into said body for road driving operations;

a left and opposite right protective shield, which are installed in said body structure underneath said left and said opposite right door that serve as wings, and at least partly transparent for observations.

5. A hybrid vehicle capable of flying and road driving operations comprising in combination:

a body structure for carrying at least one person therein said body structure including at least two doors for road driving configuration, left and opposite right, which serve as wings and open upward for flying configuration with upper hinges positioned at said wings on said body structure;

said body structure with a first power plant comprising a engine with transmission for driving operations installed in said body structure along with at least one second power plant comprising a jet engine for flight operations installed at said body structure;

a vertical stabilizer with rudder immovably affixed to said rear portion of said body structure for road driving and flight operations;

a left and opposite right horizontal stabilizer with elevators affixed to said rear portion of said body structure for flight configuration which automatically store into said body for road driving operations;

a left and opposite right protective shield, which are installed in said body structure underneath said left and said opposite right door that serve as wings, and at least partly transparent for observations.

6. A hybrid vehicle capable of flying and road driving operations comprising in combination:

a body structure for carrying at least one person therein said body structure including at least two doors for road driving configuration, left and opposite right, which serve as wings and open upward for flying configuration with upper hinges positioned at said wings on said body structure;

said body structure with a first power plant comprising a engine with transmission for driving operations installed in said body structure along with at least one second power plant comprising a jet engine for flight operations installed at said body structure;

a vertical stabilizer with rudder affixed to a rear portion of said body structure for flight configuration which automatically stores into body for road driving operations;

a left and opposite right horizontal stabilizer with elevators immovably affixed to said rear portion of said body structure for road driving and flight operations;

a left and opposite right protective shield, which are installed in said body structure underneath said left and said opposite right door that serve as wings, and at least partly transparent for observations.

7. A hybrid vehicle capable of flying and road driving operations comprising in combination:

a body structure for carrying at least one person therein said body structure including at least two doors for road driving configuration, left and opposite right, which serve as wings and open upward for flying configuration with upper hinges positioned at said wings on said body structure;

said body structure with a first power plant comprising a engine with transmission for driving operations installed in said body structure along with at least one second power plant comprising a jet engine for flight operations installed at said body structure;

a vertical stabilizer with rudder affixed to a rear portion of said body structure for flight configuration which automatically stores into body for road driving operations;

a left and opposite right horizontal stabilizer with elevators affixed to said rear portion of said body structure for flight configuration automatically store at said body for road driving operations;

a left and opposite right protective shield, which are installed in said body structure underneath said left and said opposite right door that serve as wings, and at least partly transparent for observations.

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