Patent ID: 6877690

Claim:
A combination powered parachute and motorcycle vehicle, comprising: a cycle vehicle having at least a frame, a directionally controllable forward wheel mounted on said frame and having directional control means for directionally controlling said forward wheel communicating therewith, a rear wheel mounted on said frame, a ground engine configured to drive said rear wheel, and a ground engine throttle configured to control said ground engine; a flight component attachment and safety structure attached to said frame of said cycle vehicle, essentially peripherally surrounding said cycle vehicle and extending thereabove; a flight propulsion mechanism secured to said flight component attachment and safety structure, and extending therefrom; a flexible, folding parafoil lifting device secured to said flight component attachment and safety structure, said parafoil lifting device being selectively deployed therefrom for flight; a parafoil secured to said parafoil lifting device; lateral flight control means for laterally adjusting said parafoil; vertical flight control means for controlling power produced by said flight propulsion mechanism; and a flight engine throttle configured to control said flight propulsion mechanism, said flight engine throttle being separate and independent of said lateral flight control means for laterally adjusting said parafoil.