公开(公告)号：US20210237876A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-05

申请号：US17223274

申请日：2021-04-06

Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.

Inventor： Joseph Scott DRENNAN ,  Carlos Alexander FENNY ,  Michael John RYAN ,  John Richard MCCULLOUGH ,  Brett Rodney ZIMMERMAN

IPC: B64D5/00 ,  B64C1/06 ,  B64C3/56 ,  B64C3/54 ,  B64D3/00

Abstract: A parasite aircraft for airborne deployment and retrieve includes a wing; a fuselage rotatably mounted to the wing; a dock disposed on top of the fuselage and configured to receive a maneuverable capture device of a carrier aircraft; a pair of tail members extending from the fuselage; and a plurality of landing gear mounted to the wing. A method of preparing a parasite aircraft for flight includes unfolding an end portion of a wing; unfolding an end portion of a tail member of the parasite aircraft; and rotating a fuselage of the parasite aircraft so that the fuselage is perpendicular to the wing. A method of preparing a parasite aircraft for storage includes rotating a fuselage of the parasite aircraft to be parallel with a wing of the parasite aircraft; folding an end portion of the wing; and folding an end portion of a tail member of the parasite aircraft.