A heavier-than-air aircraft is attached to at least one VTOL aircraft by tethers: the tethers are attached to the heavier-than-air aircraft at points spaced laterally from the center of gravity of the heavier-than-air aircraft. the tethers comprising winches, and a control system programmed to control the direction of flight of the heavier-than-air aircraft by controlling the winches.
VTOL TRANSPORT CLUSTERS
2025-01-02
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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