EP1478570A4 - ENHANCED VERTICAL LANDING AND LANDING VEHICLES - Google Patents

ENHANCED VERTICAL LANDING AND LANDING VEHICLES

Info

Publication number: EP1478570A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: landing; vehicles; enhanced vertical; enhanced; vertical landing
Prior art date: 2002-02-08
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP03709001A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1478570A2 (en

Inventor

Paul S Moller

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Moller International Inc

Original Assignee

Moller International Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2002-02-08

Filing date

2003-02-06

Publication date

2008-04-09

2003-02-06 Application filed by Moller International Inc filed Critical Moller International Inc

2004-11-24 Publication of EP1478570A2 publication Critical patent/EP1478570A2/en

2008-04-09 Publication of EP1478570A4 publication Critical patent/EP1478570A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
- B64C37/00—Convertible aircraft
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
- B64C11/00—Propellers, e.g. of ducted type; Features common to propellers and rotors for rotorcraft
- B64C11/001—Shrouded propellers
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
- B64C11/00—Propellers, e.g. of ducted type; Features common to propellers and rotors for rotorcraft
- B64C11/46—Arrangements of, or constructional features peculiar to, multiple propellers
- B64C11/48—Units of two or more coaxial propellers
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
- B64C29/00—Aircraft capable of landing or taking-off vertically, e.g. vertical take-off and landing [VTOL] aircraft
- B64C29/0008—Aircraft capable of landing or taking-off vertically, e.g. vertical take-off and landing [VTOL] aircraft having its flight directional axis horizontal when grounded
- B64C29/0016—Aircraft capable of landing or taking-off vertically, e.g. vertical take-off and landing [VTOL] aircraft having its flight directional axis horizontal when grounded the lift during taking-off being created by free or ducted propellers or by blowers
- B64C29/0033—Aircraft capable of landing or taking-off vertically, e.g. vertical take-off and landing [VTOL] aircraft having its flight directional axis horizontal when grounded the lift during taking-off being created by free or ducted propellers or by blowers the propellers being tiltable relative to the fuselage
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
- B64C3/00—Wings
- B64C3/38—Adjustment of complete wings or parts thereof
- B64C3/56—Folding or collapsing to reduce overall dimensions of aircraft
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
- B64D27/00—Arrangement or mounting of power plants in aircraft; Aircraft characterised by the type or position of power plants
- B64D27/02—Aircraft characterised by the type or position of power plants
- B64D27/04—Aircraft characterised by the type or position of power plants of piston type
- B64D27/06—Aircraft characterised by the type or position of power plants of piston type within, or attached to, wings
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
- B64D31/00—Power plant control systems; Arrangement of power plant control systems in aircraft
- B64D31/02—Initiating means
- B64D31/06—Initiating means actuated automatically
- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
- Y02T50/00—Aeronautics or air transport
- Y02T50/10—Drag reduction

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Wind Motors (AREA)
Motorcycle And Bicycle Frame (AREA)

EP03709001A 2002-02-08 2003-02-06 ENHANCED VERTICAL LANDING AND LANDING VEHICLES Withdrawn EP1478570A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US35527002P	2002-02-08	2002-02-08
US355270P		2002-02-08
PCT/US2003/003730 WO2003066429A2 (en)	2002-02-08	2003-02-06	Improved vertical take-off and landing vehicles

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1478570A2 EP1478570A2 (en)	2004-11-24
EP1478570A4 true EP1478570A4 (en)	2008-04-09

Family

ID=27734494

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP03709001A Withdrawn EP1478570A4 (en)	2002-02-08	2003-02-06	ENHANCED VERTICAL LANDING AND LANDING VEHICLES

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP1478570A4 (en)
AU (1)	AU2003212957A1 (en)
WO (1)	WO2003066429A2 (en)

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US3083936A (en) *	1959-02-18	1963-04-02	Scott C Rethorst	Aircraft
US5115996A (en) *	1990-01-31	1992-05-26	Moller International, Inc.	Vtol aircraft
US5419514A (en) *	1993-11-15	1995-05-30	Duncan; Terry A.	VTOL aircraft control method

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US4358074A (en)	1979-05-24	1982-11-09	The Boeing Company	Propulsion system for V/STOL aircraft
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2003
- 2003-02-06 EP EP03709001A patent/EP1478570A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2003-02-06 WO PCT/US2003/003730 patent/WO2003066429A2/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2003-02-06 AU AU2003212957A patent/AU2003212957A1/en not_active Abandoned

Patent Citations (3)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3083936A (en) *	1959-02-18	1963-04-02	Scott C Rethorst	Aircraft
US5115996A (en) *	1990-01-31	1992-05-26	Moller International, Inc.	Vtol aircraft
US5419514A (en) *	1993-11-15	1995-05-30	Duncan; Terry A.	VTOL aircraft control method

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
See also references of WO03066429A2 *

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
AU2003212957A1 (en)	2003-09-02
EP1478570A2 (en)	2004-11-24
WO2003066429A3 (en)	2004-02-05
WO2003066429A2 (en)	2003-08-14
AU2003212957A8 (en)	2003-09-02

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FR2807389B1 (en)	2002-06-14	AIRCRAFT PROFILE SUSPENSION MAT
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Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2004-10-08	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
2004-11-24	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 20040826
2004-11-24	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A2 Designated state(s): AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR
2004-11-24	AX	Request for extension of the european patent	Extension state: AL LT LV MK RO
2008-04-09	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 20080306
2008-07-16	17Q	First examination report despatched	Effective date: 20080611
2011-01-10	GRAP	Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1
2011-02-09	RTI1	Title (correction)	Free format text: VTOL VEHICLE AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREFOR
2011-10-28	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
2011-11-30	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 20110531