Patent ID: 6793172
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: A63H,B64C

Abstract:
An aircraft apparatus comprising:a body defining a longitudinal axis, a plurality of airfoil surfaces arranged about said longitudinal axis and an open region extending through said body and located between and defined by said airfoil surfaces, said airfoil surfaces extending along said longitudinal axis between respective leading and trailing edges; a propeller drive system located in said open region and comprising an output drive member rotatable about a drive axis; a propeller operably coupled to said output drive member and rotatable about a thrust axis in response to rotation of said output drive member; a steering system located in said open region and operably coupled to said propeller to pivot said thrust axis selectively and bi-directionally about a steering axis that intersects and that lies in a vertical plane with said drive axis; an electrical power source electrically coupled to said propeller drive system and said steering system and located in said open region; a control signal receiver located in said open region and operably coupled to said propeller drive system and said steering system, said control signal receiver adapted to receive control signals from an associated and remotely located signal transmitter and to alter operating parameters of said propeller drive system and said steering system in response to received control signals.