公开(公告)号：US20220250743A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-11

申请号：US17570090

申请日：2022-01-06

Applicant: REGENT Craft Inc.

Inventor： William Thalheimer ,  Michael Klinker ,  William Bryan Baker ,  Edward Lester ,  Daniel Cottrell ,  Christian Bailey

IPC: B64C35/00 ,  B63B1/30

Abstract: An example wing-in-ground effect vehicle includes (i) a main wing having main wing control surfaces; (ii) a tail having tail control surfaces; (iii) a blown-wing propulsion system arranged along the main wing or the tail; (iv) a retractable hydrofoil configured to operate in: (a) an extended configuration in which the retractable hydrofoil extends below a hull of the vehicle for submersion below a water surface and (b) a retracted configuration in which the retractable hydrofoil is retracted at least partially into the hull of the vehicle; and (v) a control system configured to maneuver the vehicle by (i) causing a change in orientation of the retractable hydrofoil when the retractable hydrofoil is operating in the extended configuration, and (ii) causing a change in orientation of the main wing control surfaces and tail control surfaces when the retractable hydrofoil is operating in the retracted configuration.

公开(公告)号：US20230062717A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-02

申请号：US17892484

申请日：2022-08-22

Applicant: REGENT Craft Inc.

Inventor： William Thalheimer ,  Michael Klinker ,  William Bryan Baker ,  Edward Lester ,  Daniel Cottrell ,  Christian Bailey

IPC: B64C35/00 ,  B63B1/30 ,  B63B1/24 ,  B63B1/28

Abstract: An example wing-in-ground effect vehicle includes (i) a main wing having main wing control surfaces; (ii) a tail having tail control surfaces; (iii) a blown-wing propulsion system arranged along the main wing or the tail; (iv) a retractable hydrofoil configured to operate in: (a) an extended configuration in which the retractable hydrofoil extends below a hull of the vehicle for submersion below a water surface and (b) a retracted configuration in which the retractable hydrofoil is retracted at least partially into the hull of the vehicle; and (v) a control system configured to maneuver the vehicle by (i) causing a change in orientation of the retractable hydrofoil when the retractable hydrofoil is operating in the extended configuration, and (ii) causing a change in orientation of the main wing control surfaces and tail control surfaces when the retractable hydrofoil is operating in the retracted configuration.

公开(公告)号：US11420738B1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-23

申请号：US17570090

申请日：2022-01-06

Applicant: REGENT Craft Inc.

Inventor： William Thalheimer ,  Michael Klinker ,  William Bryan Baker ,  Edward Lester ,  Daniel Cottrell ,  Christian Bailey

IPC: B64C35/00 ,  B63B1/30 ,  B63B1/24 ,  B63B1/28 ,  B63B1/32

Abstract: An example wing-in-ground effect vehicle includes (i) a main wing having main wing control surfaces; (ii) a tail having tail control surfaces; (iii) a blown-wing propulsion system arranged along the main wing or the tail; (iv) a retractable hydrofoil configured to operate in: (a) an extended configuration in which the retractable hydrofoil extends below a hull of the vehicle for submersion below a water surface and (b) a retracted configuration in which the retractable hydrofoil is retracted at least partially into the hull of the vehicle; and (v) a control system configured to maneuver the vehicle by (i) causing a change in orientation of the retractable hydrofoil when the retractable hydrofoil is operating in the extended configuration, and (ii) causing a change in orientation of the main wing control surfaces and tail control surfaces when the retractable hydrofoil is operating in the retracted configuration.