Unmanned aircraft

- Northrop Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of the unmanned aircraft employing our design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the aircraft shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side elevation view of the same aircraft;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the same aircraft.

The broken line disclosure in the figures is illustrative of a propeller path.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D155256 September 1949 Arcier
D180890 September 1957 Boyd
D189944 March 1961 McCrackin
D228688 October 1973 Dryden
D239522 April 1976 Wheatley
Foreign Patent Documents
1585049 February 1981 GBX
Other references
  • Jane's All The World's Aircraft, 1977-1978, pp. 653, 673, 691 and 695.
Patent History
Patent number: D280007
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 10, 1980
Date of Patent: Aug 6, 1985
Assignee: Northrop Corporation (Hawthorne, CA)
Inventors: Chris Benneche (Newbury Park, CA), Richard W. Cronin (Newbury Park, CA), Eugene M. Linhart (Thousand Oaks, CA), Richard L. Ranes (Simi Valley, CA), Darrell K. Welch (Thousand Oaks, CA)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Attorney: Terry J. Anderson
Application Number: 6/110,825
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D22/11; Pusher Propeller (D12/339); D22/17