Flight unit that can be coupled to a road vehicle having single-file seating

1. A vehicle, suitable as both a road vehicle and an aircraft, comprising two units that can be coupled to one another, in which a first unit is embodied as a road vehicle ( 1 ) with at least single-file seating having only two wheels arranged along a single longitudinal axis of the road vehicle, and a second unit is embodied as a flight unit ( 25 ),

wherein road vehicle ( 1 ) has a cockpit ( 2 ), the cockpit having sides which encloses and surrounds the road vehicle ( 1 ), and a floor,

wherein the cockpit ( 2 ) has a first opening ( 14 ) in the floor, a closure flap ( 13 ) is disposed so as to be displaceable in the longitudinal direction of the road vehicle ( 1 ) to selectively open and close the opening, and

wherein in response to the road vehicle dropping below a certain moving speed, the closure flap ( 13 ) is movable abruptly under spring load into an open position to permit stabilization of the road vehicle while in a stopped position.

2. The vehicle as defined by claim 1 , wherein the road vehicle ( 1 ) is assigned its own drive motor ( 12 ), and the flight unit ( 25 ) is also assigned its own drive motor ( 35 ).

3. The vehicle as defined by claim 1 , wherein the cockpit ( 2 ) has at least one opening ( 6 ) for boarding and disembarking, or is to be opened in its entirety.

4. The vehicle as defined by claim 1 , wherein the flight unit ( 25 ) comprises at least the following parts: a load-bearing surface ( 30 ) or rotor, a main landing gear ( 32 ), a flight drive mechanism ( 35 ), and at least one tail assembly ( 40 , 41 ).

5. The vehicle as defined by claim 1 , wherein the flight unit ( 25 ) has a coupling apparatus ( 26 ) on a front free end and can be coupled to certain parts of the road vehicle ( 1 ).

6. The vehicle as defined by claim 1 , wherein the flight unit ( 25 ) has a front coupling apparatus ( 26 ), which comprises two parallel coupling horns ( 27 ), and the coupling horns ( 27 ) form coupling faces ( 18 ) on the underside of the cockpit ( 2 ).

7. The vehicle as defined by claim 1 , wherein on the back end of the cockpit ( 2 ), a coupling face ( 19 ) is embodied with two opposed couplings ( 43 ), and one coupling part is disposed on the road vehicle ( 1 ) and one coupling part is disposed on a motor part ( 34 ).

8. The vehicle as defined by claim 5 , wherein the coupling apparatus ( 26 ) can be pivoted into the cockpit ( 2 ) through a second opening ( 42 ) in the floor of the cockpit.

9. The vehicle as defined by claim 1 , wherein the flight unit ( 25 ) has its own flight drive mechanism ( 35 ), such as an internal combustion engine, a rotary piston engine, a jet turbine, or a turboprop drive.

10. The vehicle as defined by claim 9 , wherein the flight drive mechanism ( 35 ) of the coupled flight unit ( 25 ) drives either an airscrew ( 36 ), a rotor blade ( 46 , 47 ), or at least one rotor ( 48 , 49 ).

11. The vehicle as defined by claim 6 , wherein a throttle ( 29 ) and a control stick ( 28 ) are disposed on the upper side of the coupling apparatus ( 26 ), and on coupling to the road vehicle ( 1 ), these control elements ( 28 , 29 ) protrude into the passenger compartment ( 2 ).

12. The vehicle as defined by claim 1 , wherein the flight unit ( 25 ) is capable of flight only in combination with the first unit ( 1 ).

13. The vehicle as defined by claim 1 , further comprising a sensor operatively connected to the closure flap to automatically move the closure flap into the open position as a function of the travel situation of the road vehicle.

14. The vehicle as defined by claim 1 , further comprising a mechanical bracing element configured to be selectively raised and lowered through the opening in the cockpit to protect the road vehicle from tipping over.