Patent ID: 11912435
Assignee: ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 9:
10. The composite air vehicle system according to claim 1, including at least one of the following:
wherein the at least one connector element is further configured for interconnecting the first air vehicle and the second air vehicle in said tandem arrangement such that said second air vehicle is also positioned upwardly spaced with respect to the first air vehicle when the composite air vehicle is in straight and level flight, or, wherein the at least one connector element is further configured for interconnecting the first air vehicle and the second air vehicle in said tandem arrangement such that said first air vehicle is also positioned upwardly spaced with respect to the second air vehicle when the composite air vehicle is in straight and level flight;
wherein the first end comprises a first connection arrangement configured for being reversibly affixed with respect to the dorsal part of the first air vehicle and wherein the second end comprises a second connection arrangement configured for being reversibly affixed with respect to the lower belly part of the second air vehicle;
wherein the first end comprises a first edge, and the first connection arrangement comprises a plurality of outwardly projecting first brackets configured for reversibly affixing the at least one connector element to a dorsal fuselage surface of the first air vehicle; or
wherein the second end comprises a second edge, and the second connection arrangement comprises a plurality of outwardly projecting second brackets configured for reversibly affixing the at least one connector element to a lower belly fuselage surface of the second air vehicle.