US2837302A - Flying machine - Google Patents

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June 1958 A. L. M. PIRRONE 2,837,302

FLYING MACHINE Filed Nov. 27, 1953 INVENTOR. ANTHONY LM. PIRRONE United States Patent FLYING MACHINE Anthony L. M. Pirrone, New Kensington, Fa. Application November 27, 1953, Serial No. 394,679 1 Claim. (Cl. 24449) This invention relates to flying machines, and more particularly, has reference to a machine as stated that is operated from a standing, steeply inclined position, much like a rocket or guided missile, so as to take off from the ground at a correspondingly steeply inclined angle from the horizontal, thus to allow the device to be launched in a minimum of space.

An important object of the invention is to provide a device as described that will be compact, will occupy a small amount of space when not in use, and will need a crew of only one person to operate the same.

Another object of importance is to provide a flying device of the nature described that will include a tricycle landing gear so designed as to permit the device to be walked about the field or airplane carrier landing deck with ease, and without changing the desired angularity of the device relative to the horizontal supporting surface over which it is being walked.

Still another object is to include in the construction a pair of stabilizing wings which can be swung upwardly whenever desired to extend a flexible web in a manner that will increase the wing area.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a one man flying machine formed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a front elevational'view.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the device, the device being shown on an enlarged scale and showing the side wings extended in dot-dash lines.

Fig. 4 is a rear end elevational view as seen from line 44 of Fig. 1, showing the side wings extended.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on line 5-5 of Fig. 1, the wings being spread and the cockpit covered.

The reference numeral 10 has been applied in the several figures of the drawings to a streamlined, tapered hollow fuselage or shell of rocketlike shape.

To the rear end portion of the fuselage, there are secured transversely spaced, V-shaped, depending, rear wheel frames 12, said frames having coaxial bearings receiving an axle on the ends of which rear ground wheels 14 are rotatably mounted. Forwardly of the rear Wheels, substantially medially between the ends of the fuselage, an elongated, depending front wheel frame 16, also suitably braced, is mounted, said frame 16 being disposed medially between the sides of the fuselage, as best shown in Fig. 2. In this way, the frame 16 is located for rotatable mounting of a front wheel 18 on the lower end thereof, said lower end of the frame 16 being bifurcated to receive the wheel 18.

While wheels 14, 18 are all disposed in a common horizontal plane, as shown in Fig. l, the frame 16 is so much longer than frames 12, as to dispose the fuselage "ice 10 at a steep angle from the horizontal, .the angle being perhaps 60 degrees in some embodiments of the invention. This permits storage of the device in a small space on a landing field .or carrier deck, and this is of course very important in a device of this type. Further, the device is automatically positioned by the wheels at the proper angle for launching or taking off, it being possible for the pilot to remain in his seat while the device is being walked about the field. In fact, it is considered possible that the wheels may be powered under the pilots control, thus to permit the pilot to drive the device about to a desired location. The front wheel 18 would in this event be made steerable.

At opposite sides of the fuselage, and extending from a location spaced rearwardly from the tapered front end thereof fully to the rear end thereof, are wings 19 which are provided with pontoons 19 Wings 19 are formed with arcuately bowed outer edges, and are foldabiy connected to the fuselages, as for example by hinges. The wings are hinged to the fuselage to swing outwardly to the dotted line positions of Fig. 3, at opposite sides of a cockpit 20 in which the pilot sits, the cockpit having a cushioned backrest 22 for the pilots comfort.

A transparent shade 23 is adapted to be unrolled as shown in Fig. 5 to protect the pilot from the elements.

Behind the cockpit there is provided a hollow compartment in which is a motor 24 of any desired type rotating a propeller 25, which pulls air into a pair of intake tubes 26 mounted at opposite sides of the fuselage, having flared inlet ends 27, and having outlets in the motor compartment.

Of course, a push button operation can be employed, through the use of suitable electric control circuits, etc. In this event, a possible button arrangement might include a panel 34, having a first button to control the walking on the tricycle landing gear, a second button to make the device airborne, and a third button to provide for horizontal flight after the machine is raised into the air.

To turn the ship to left or right, a rudder 36 is hinged for side-to-side swinging movement upon the fuselage. A worm gear sector 38 rigid with the rudder is in mesh with a worm 40 operable by a motor 42 through the medium of a suitable speed reducing gear.

For controlling up and down movement of the ship, a pair of elevators 44 are hinged to the sides of the fuselage and are rigid with worm gear sectors 46 meshing with worms 48 operable by motors 50. Push buttons on the panel 34 are used to operate the rudder and elevators.

A push button is also depressed to swing the wings 19 outwardly. Secured to the wings are flexible webs 52 that are normally housed in the fuselage. When the wings swing outwardly, the area thereof is increased by the webs extending between the wings and fuselage.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent 1s:

A flying machine comprising a tapered shell, a cockpit in said shell, a'propeller at the rear end of the shell, wings hinged on the sides of said shell, pontoons secured to the underside of said wings, intake tubes supported on the sides of the shell, said propeller pulling air into said intake tubes, a rudder extending from said shell, a motor in the shell forwardly of the rudder, a Worm in the shell operated by said motor and a worm gear sector rigid 3 with said rudder and meshing with said worm to turn the 2,158,598 flying machine. 2,571,586 2,670,910 References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 5 1,362,292 Gunders'on Dec. 14, 1920 17,981 1,545,553 Dillingham July 14, 1925 271,164

1,624,475 Coe Apr. 12, 1927 4 Watter May 16, 1939 Lane Oct. 16, 1951 Hill Mar. 2, 1954 FOREIGN PATENTS Great Britain of 1915 Great Britain May 20, 1927

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