Generally, an inventive aircraft (1) having at least a first lift body (2) and a second lift body (3) each controllably configurable to correspondingly generate an amount of lift (4) sufficient to remain aloft at a first elevation (5) and a second elevation (6) a sufficient distance apart (7) to subject the first lift body (2) and the second lift body (3) to sufficiently disparate fluid flow characteristics (8) to propel the aircraft (1).


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    Title :

    Aircraft lift and propulsion from disparate air flows


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    Publication date :

    2019-06-25


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT




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