Patent ID: 7549604

Claim:
A fixed wing aircraft comprising: (a) a fuselage having a forward end, having a rearward end, and having a cockpit within the forward end; (b) primary thrust means fixedly mounted upon the fuselage's rearward end (c) auxiliary jet thrust means comprising a turbo fan engine; and (d) mounting means interconnecting the auxiliary thrust means and the fuselage, the mounting means positioning the auxiliary thrust means at the fuselage's forward end; the fuselage's forward end comprising a nose section positioned forwardly from the cockpit, the nose section having an outer wall, and further comprising an auxiliary thrust port extending through the outer wall; the auxiliary thrust port being fitted for passage therethrough of the turbo-fan engine, and wherein the mounting means is adapted for alternately moving the turbo-fan engine between first and second positions, the turbo-fan engine residing within the nose section upon movement to the first position, the turbo-fan engine outwardly overlying the auxiliary thrust port upon movement to the second position.