Patent ID: 11858304
Assignee: nan
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A multi-modal vehicle operable in a first mode as a fixed wing aircraft and reconfigurable to be operable in a second mode as a ground vehicle, the vehicle having first and second ends and being configured to operate in a first direction in the first mode, with the first end leading the second end, and in a second direction, opposite the first direction, in the second mode, with the second end leading the first end, in normal operation the multi-modal vehicle comprising at least one retractable wheel configured to engage the ground in the second mode and an auxiliary wheel, the auxiliary wheel located at the second end of the vehicle, wherein the retractable wheel is configured to retract in an upward direction such that the auxiliary wheel is located relatively higher than the retractable wheel in the second mode so as not to contact the ground and is configured to engage the ground during retraction of the retractable wheel.