Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Landing gear for a hovercraft
- Patent Title (中): 起落架的气垫船
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Application No.: US11431792Application Date: 2006-05-10
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Publication No.: US07748486B2Publication Date: 2010-07-06
- Inventor: Glen A. Mantych , Emray R. Goossen
- Applicant: Glen A. Mantych , Emray R. Goossen
- Applicant Address: US NJ Morristown
- Assignee: Honeywell International, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Honeywell International, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Morristown
- Agency: Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A.
- Main IPC: B64C25/00
- IPC: B64C25/00

Abstract:
Self-leveling legs are used to accommodate landing a ducted fan hovercraft on a sloped surface such as a roof-top. These legs move to accommodate a variation of slope within their range of motion irrespective to the azimuth of the vehicle body. The configuration and operation of the landing legs allow the hovercraft to land in a stable fashion with the hovercraft vehicle body maintained in a vertical orientation. The basic kinematics of the present invention is the displacement of one landing leg upwards is connected by a horizontal member to the opposite leg and displaces it downwards, and visa-versa. Planar surface contact is accomplished by the unique curvature of the legs and the splay of the legs from the vehicle body.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070051848A1 Landing gear for a hovercraft Public/Granted day:2007-03-08
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