Patent ID: 7976029

Claim:
A trailer for an airplane having a flotation hull and having retractable airplane wheels, comprising: a frame having a front and a rear; a trailer suspension; trailer wheels mounted with respect to said trailer suspension; a connecting mechanism coupling said frame to said trailer suspension, said connecting mechanism allowing said frame to be movable between a raised position of said frame relative to said trailer wheels and a lowered position of said frame relative to said trailer wheels; said raised position being suitable for towing said airplane on said airplane trailer on a roadway; said lowered position being suitable for allowing said airplane wheels to be in contact with a common surface with said trailer wheels when said airplane is loaded onto said trailer; a hitch assembly coupled to said front of said frame, said hitch assembly having a closed position and an open position; said closed position being suitable for towing said trailer with said frame in said raised position; said open position allowing said airplane to be loaded/unloaded on land from said front of said frame when said frame is in said lowered position; wherein said trailer is constructed such that said airplane may be loaded/unloaded from said rear of said frame when said airplane trailer is placed in water; wherein said hitch assembly is movable to said open position; wherein said hitch assembly is movable to a first side of said frame to said open position; wherein said hitch assembly is pivotally coupled to said frame; and wherein said hitch assembly comprises a first arm pivotally coupled to said frame and a second arm pivotally coupled to said frame and detachably attached to said first arm, wherein said first arm and said second arm are movable to said open position when said first arm is detached from said second arm.