Patent ID: 9656526
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: B60F,B62D,B64C

Claim:
1. A ground vehicle with flight capability, comprising: a chassis; a cage attached to the chassis and including an attachment mechanism connected to a removable airfoil; a cockpit disposed substantially above the chassis and inside the cage and including a seat for a human pilot; a cargo area disposed rearward of the cockpit; a front wheelbase attached to the chassis and/or cage; a rear wheelbase attached to the chassis and/or cage; a ground steering mechanism connected to the front wheelbase and/or the rear wheelbase; a motor disposed rearward of the cargo area and connected to a propeller; and a propeller shroud at least partially encircling the propeller, wherein the chassis comprises a central support extending along the centerline of the vehicle, and the cage comprises two elongated auxiliary supports that are connected to the central support at both ends of the central support, and the auxiliary supports form a “V” shape and are joined to each end of the central support at the base of the “V” when viewed from the front of the vehicle; wherein each of the auxiliary supports include interior cavities that provide fuel reservoirs in fluid communication with a fuel reservoir in the central support, the fuel reservoir in the central support in further fluid communication with the motor.