Patent ID: 7997526
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: A63H,B64C

Abstract:
1. A flying vehicle comprising: a pair of wings, each wing having a propeller and a motor for driving the propeller; a transition assembly partially housed within each of the pair of wings, the transition assembly having ends rotatable with respect to each other, each end of the transition assembly being separately secured to the which the end is housed, the transition assembly having a first position, the first position being defined as having each wing oriented at an angle offset from a substantial horizontal position and in a different direction from the other wing, and wherein when the transition assembly is in the first position and the propellers are rotating, the vehicle spins and will fly in a substantially hovering vertical orientation, the transition assembly having a second position being defined as having each wing oriented to the substantial horizontal position and in a substantially similar direction as the other wing, such that when the transition assembly is in the second position and the propellers are rotating, the vehicle will fly in a substantially horizontal orientation; a means for mechanically moving the transition assembly from the first position to the second position while the vehicle is in the substantially hovering vertical orientation, such that the vehicle transitions from the substantially hovering vertical orientation to fly in the substantially horizontal orientation; an elongated tail section extending through the vehicle and having a region near a portion thereof for rotatable connection with the wings, the tail section having a first channel and a second channel, the first channel having a first channel opening to the region and the second channel having a second channel opening to the region; and wherein the transition assembly includes: