Patent ID: 8061646

Claim:
An aerodynamic lifting structure docking mechanism for docking together two or more aircraft, comprising: an aerodynamic lifting structure, wherein the aerodynamic lifting structure includes a first end area and a second end area, a first airflow adjustment mechanism and a second airflow adjustment mechanism, wherein the first airflow adjustment mechanism is located at the first end area of the aerodynamic lifting structure, and the second airflow adjustment mechanism is located at the second end area of the aerodynamic lifting structure, a first hard docking mechanism, wherein the first hard docking mechanism is located at a tip area of the first end area of the aerodynamic lifting structure, and a second hard docking mechanism, wherein the second hard docking mechanism is located at a tip of the second end area of the aerodynamic lifting structure, and wherein, the first airflow adjustment mechanism and the second airflow adjustment mechanism are configured to substantially move any aerodynamic lifting structure air vortices existing around each of the aerodynamic lifting structure tip areas away from each respective aerodynamic lifting structure tip area, and further wherein the first hard docking mechanism and the second hard docking mechanism are configured to hard dock with each other, thereby docking a first aerodynamic lifting structure of a first aircraft with a second aerodynamic lifting structure of a second aircraft.