Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Single use logistic glider
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Application No.: US15715016Application Date: 2017-09-25
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Publication No.: US10040549B2Publication Date: 2018-08-07
- Inventor: Martinus M. Sarigul-Klijn , Maurice P. Gionfriddo , Nesrin Sarigul-Klijn
- Applicant: Martinus M. Sarigul-Klijn , Maurice P. Gionfriddo , Nesrin Sarigul-Klijn
- Applicant Address: US CA Dixon
- Assignee: Logistic Gliders Inc.
- Current Assignee: Logistic Gliders Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Dixon
- Agency: Stiennon & Stiennon
- Main IPC: B64C31/02
- IPC: B64C31/02 ; F42B10/00 ; B64C3/18 ; B64D17/80 ; B64C25/52 ; B64C3/56

Abstract:
A disposable airdropped glider. The glider body is constructed from precut panels cut from (MDO) or (HDO) plywood and assembled with pocket-screw joinery or piano hinges. A skid board forms a landing surface and a cargo deck roll-off surface. The glider has pivoting wings and struts. The glider has a triple-tail, a flat nose and honeycomb paperboard panels between the nose and the cargo. Wings are pivoted from a position overlying the fuselage to a flying position by gas springs in wing spars which are compressed by a chain attached to the fuselage through a rotating bracket such that the gas springs are compressed when the wings are folded. The airfoils are plastic extrusions with openings that hold the wing spars and co-formed jury spars which attach the upper and lower surface of the wing. A parachute uses a part of the tail structure to form a deployment drogue.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180086449A1 Single Use Logistic Glider Public/Granted day:2018-03-29
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