Patent Abstract:
A Safety and Control System for an airplane that allows a pilot to adjust the direction of an airplane and protect the plane in emergency situations. The engine of the plane can create thrust in more than one direction for improved maneuverability. A plurality of parachutes and landing pads can be deployed to protect the plane, along with the people in it.

Full Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     This invention relates to features on an airplane that assist in safety and control. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Current airplanes use jets that only provide thrust in one direction. An increase in the number of directions of thrust could allow jets to increase maneuverability in the air. In addition, aircrafts lack sufficient safety systems for dealing with engine failures. For the foregoing reasons there is a need for increased maneuverability and safety in airplanes. 
     SUMMARY 
     The present invention is directed to a control and safety system that increases the maneuverability and safety of airplanes. As shown in  FIG. 1 , the system comprises adjustable jet engine exhaust directions, a series of parachutes, and landing pads for an airplane. 
     The object of this invention is to give an aircraft increased maneuverability, while giving an aircraft a way to land safely in the case of an emergency. The increased maneuverability can assist a plane in avoiding accidents, in fighting other planes, or for more control in take-off and landing. The parachutes and landing pads can save a plane and the people inside it from destruction even if the engines fail. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  shows an airplane with the control and safety systems deployed; 
         FIG. 2  shows a power jet controller with a rotating jet engine providing forward thrust; 
         FIG. 3  shows a power jet controller with a rotating jet engine providing upward thrust; 
         FIG. 4  shows a power jet controller with an exhaust reservoir with the back hole open; 
         FIG. 5  shows a power jet controller with an exhaust reservoir with the bottom hole open; 
         FIG. 6  shows a deployed main parachute and a deflated backup parachute; 
         FIG. 7  shows a failed main parachute and an inflated backup parachute; 
         FIG. 8  shows a landing pad in its deflated state; and 
         FIG. 9  shows a landing pad in its inflated state. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 , the control and safety system  100  comprising a power jet controller  120 , a plurality of parachutes  130 , and inflatable landing pads  140  can be used to increase the control and safety of an airplane  110 . 
     A power jet controller is a new device that will allow a jet airplane to maneuver quickly in different directions that other airplanes cannot. The embodiments noted here are the switch-engine type power jet controller  120  and the ball-type power jet controller  400 . 
     As shown in  FIGS. 2 and 3 , the switch-engine type power jet controller  120  is a device that rotates a mounted jet engine  200  of an airplane with up to a full 360° of motion.  FIG. 2  shows the intake  202  taking air into the engine  200  and expelling the air out at the exhaust  204  towards the right, causing a thrust to the left.  FIG. 3  shows the engine rotated so the air is expelled downwards, causing thrust upwards. The angle of orientation would be controlled by the pilot in a cockpit using a control panel. Once the desired angle is reached, the jet engine orientation would be locked in. In one embodiment, the jet engine is attached to a rotatable metal ring  210  with retractable pins  212 . The pins  212  can extend into holes  214  of a fixed metal ring  220  on the airplane  110  to lock the jet engine  200  in place as shown in  FIG. 3 . A pilot in a cockpit could control the power jet controller  120  with a control pad. In some embodiments, the jet engine  200  may use a hydraulic pump or an electric pump with motors and hydraulic arms for rotation. When mounted on the side of an airplane, this would allow a plane to fly up, down, backwards and forwards. This would assist in landing, takeoff, and maneuvering in the air. This would also help avoid accidents or give a combat jet fighter an advantage. The size and range of motion of the power jet controller  120  would depend on the size of the plane  110  and engine  200 . Other methods of rotating the engine  200  may also be implemented. 
     As shown in  FIGS. 4 and 5 , the ball-type power jet controller  400  connects an exhaust reservoir to the exhaust  204  of the engine  200  of a jet airplane  110 . The exhaust reservoir is ball-shaped and has holes that can be covered  410  or uncovered  420 . Although this embodiment uses a ball shape, other shapes are also viable. A control panel in the cockpit can be utilized by a pilot to control which of those holes are open at any given time. In one embodiment, the control panel could be analog control switches that activate a motor to move coverings of the exhaust reservoir by use of mechanical arms. 
     The jet exhaust stream will exit the exhaust reservoir from whichever hole is open. This will provide thrust to the airplane in the opposite direction. For example, in a ball-type power jet controller with six holes corresponding to the top, bottom, front, back, left, and right, if a cockpit chose to keep the top hole open, the jet engine exhaust would exit the exhaust reservoir from the top, giving the airplane thrust downwards. If the cockpit altered the coverings to make the hole on the left open, the airplane would have thrust to the right. This gives the pilot increased control over the airplane to avoid accidents in the air. In a combat jet fighter, this would give an important advantage of maneuverability to the plane. In one embodiment, the device would be placed directly behind and four feet above a cockpit. A reflector between the cockpit and the power jet controller would protect the pilot from heat. The device would be connected to the jet engine  200  by the use of exhaust lines. 
     As shown in  FIGS. 1 ,  6 , and  7 , the plurality of parachutes  130  for the safety system would further increase the safety of the airplane  110 . In case of engine failure, this system could save the passengers, crew, and airplane  110 . A pilot would be able to activate the plurality of parachutes  130  from the cockpit by way of an analog control device. This would remove coverings  612  to provide an opening  610  in different sections of the airplane by use of an electric or hydraulic motor. A primary parachute  630  with an attachment point  632  on a parachute attachment line  620  would then be released out of the opening  610  as in  FIG. 6 . In case of failure of a primary parachute  630 , a reserve parachute  640  with a reserve attachment point  642  on the parachute attachment line  620  could slide into place and activate as in  FIG. 7 . The number, size, and shape of the parachutes will depend on the kind of airplane  110 . 
     As shown in  FIGS. 8 and 9 , the inflatable landing pad  800  can be activated in an emergency situation. The landing pad  800  will be made of a strong, flexible material like rubber to cushion the bottom of a plane for a softer and safer landing. A pilot activating an analog control system will cause a sliding door  812  on the bottom of the airplane to move, providing an opening  810  while also opening a pressure valve  840  of gas  820  that has a connection  830  to the landing pad  800  and inflates the landing pad  800 . The sliding door  812  can be controlled by use of an electric and/or hydraulic engine. The control and safety system  100  can include a plurality of landing pads  140 . For example, an aircraft can have five landing pads for five different areas of the plane. An example of a gas  820  that can be used to inflate the landing pad  800  is CO2. The number, size, and shape of the lands pads  140  will depend on the kind of airplane  110 .

Technology Classification (CPC): 5