Patent ID: 6629670
Filing Date: 2003-10-07
Classification: B64C

Abstract:
A VTOL aircraft comprising:a fuselage; a first wing extending from one side of said fuselage; a second wing extending from an opposite side of said fuselage; a first thruster means for directing a thrust of air at an angle directly below said fuselage, said first thruster means being a first jet engine supported on said first wing, said first jet engine being angularly moveable between a first position and a second position, said first position being directed to an area directly below said fuselage, said second position being transverse to a plane of said first and second wings; a second thruster means for directing a thrust of air of an angel toward an area directly below said fuselage, said second thruster means being a second jet engine supported on said second wing, said second jet engine being angularly moveable between a first position and a second position, said first position being directed to an area directly below said fuselage, said second position being transverse to a plane of said first and second wings; and a propulsion means connected to said fuselage, said propulsion means for generating thrust so as to propel said fuselage, said propulsion means being separate from said first and second thruster means.