Patent ID: 7048227
Filing Date: 2006-05-23
Classification: B60F,B63B,B64C,B64D

Abstract:
1. A parachute supported aircraft, which comprises: (a) a frame having at least one seat for carrying at least a pilot; (b) a parachute forming a collapsible and inflatable wing; (c) a plurality of riser lines connecting the parachute to the frame; (d) at least one gathering device slidably surrounding substantially all the riser lines for gathering in substantially all the riser lines as the device and substantially all the riser lines slide relative to one another in a first direction and for releasing substantially all the gathered in riser lines as the device and substantially all the riser lines slide relative to one another in an opposed second direction, wherein the riser line gathering produced by the device provides controlled wing collapse during landing and the riser line releasing permitted by the device provides controlled wing inflation during takeoff; and a control switch for allowing the pilot to selectively start and stop the relative sliding motion between substantially all the riser lines and the gathering device.