Claims
- 1. A pivoting aircraft tail section, comprising:
a. a center boom assembly; b. two wing assemblies pivotally mounted on opposite sides of said center boom assembly; c. means for controlling the pivoting movement of each said wing assembly; d. an upper and lower parabrake pivotally mounted on each said wing assembly, each said parabrake capable of moving between a flush mounted configuration to an extended position on said wing assembly to act as an air brake; e. means for controlling the pivoting movement of said parabrake on each said rear wing assembly; f. a means to connect said center boom assembly to a fuselage on an airplane. g. a dual axis joint disposed on said center boom assembly enabling said center boom assembly to move along two axis, or any combination thereof, and,
- 2. The pivoting aircraft tail section, as recited in claim 1, wherein said means for controlling the pivoting movement of each said wing assembly is a plurality of lever hinges formed on each said wing assembly that extend into said boom assembly and engage a hydraulic cylinder located inside said boom assembly.
- 3. The pivoting aircraft tail section, as recited in claim 1, wherein said means for controlling the pivoting movement of said parabrake of each said wing assembly is a linking member connected to each said parabrake and a parabrake control hydraulic member, said parabrake control hydraulic member connected to the aircraft's main hydraulic control system.
- 4. The pivoting aircraft tail assembly, as recited in claim 1, connecting said center boom assembly to a fuselage on an aircraft with a conical shaped frame member attached to the rear surface of an aircraft and a pivoting joint connected to said center boom assembly and rotatably connected to said frame member.
- 5. The pivoting aircraft tail assembly, as recited in claim 4, wherein said pivoting joint includes means for selectively controlling the rotational movement of said center boom assembly on said frame member.
- 6. The pivoting aircraft tail assembly, as recited in claim 5, wherein said frame member includes a neck member with a central opening capable of receiving said pivoting joint, which is attached to said center boom assembly.
- 7. The pivoting aircraft tail assembly, as recited in claim 6, further including means to hold said pivoting joint inside said neck member.
- 8. The pivoting aircraft tail assembly, as recited in claim 7, wherein said means to hold said pivoting joint is two sets of roller bar stabilizers, radially aligned and outward extending from said pivoting joint, said sets of roller bar stabilizers being located on opposite sides of said neck member.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application is entitled to the benefit of Provisonal Patent Application Ser. No. 60/425,926, Filed 2002 Nov. 12
Provisional Applications (1)
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60425926 |
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