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.
Un aéronef plus lourd que l'air (3) réalise un décollage vertical ou est assisté au décollage vertical par une pluralité d'aéronefs à décollage et atterrissage verticaux (VTOL) (5) fixés à l'aéronef plus lourd que l'air (3) par des attaches (7) et volant en formation.
VTOL TRANSPORT CLUSTERS
GROUPES DE TRANSPORT DE VTOL
2023-03-16
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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