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WO2008054449A3
WO2008054449A3 PCT/US2007/002341 US2007002341W WO2008054449A3 WO 2008054449 A3 WO2008054449 A3 WO 2008054449A3 US 2007002341 W US2007002341 W US 2007002341W WO 2008054449 A3 WO2008054449 A3 WO 2008054449A3
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Russell Belden
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C35/00—Flying-boats; Seaplanes
    • B64C35/008—Amphibious sea planes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C35/00—Flying-boats; Seaplanes
    • B64C35/001—Flying-boats; Seaplanes with means for increasing stability on the water
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C39/00—Aircraft not otherwise provided for
    • B64C39/04—Aircraft not otherwise provided for having multiple fuselages or tail booms

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Abstract

A tri-hulled amphibious aircraft includes a center hull located between a starboard outer hull and a port outer hull. The center hull supports a fuselage. The wings can be mounted mid-height to the fuselage and the outer hulls are mounted to the respective wings. The tri-hull configuration makes the aircraft more stable during both take offs from the water and landings on the water. In addition, the outer hulls may support at least some of the weight of the aircraft by displacing water both when the aircraft is stationary and when it is in motion. In one embodiment, the aircraft includes a folding wing to enable the aircraft to dock at docking areas that have limited space.
PCT/US2007/002341 2006-01-27 2007-01-29 Amphibious aircraft Ceased WO2008054449A2 (en)

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US60/763,103 2006-01-27

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WO2008054449A9 WO2008054449A9 (en) 2008-09-12
WO2008054449A3 true WO2008054449A3 (en) 2008-11-20

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FR3111618B1 (en) * 2020-06-17 2022-08-12 Muadiamvita David Alain Kabeya AIRPLANE FOR FLIGHT TRAINING
CN112623214A (en) * 2020-12-24 2021-04-09 中国航空工业集团公司西安飞机设计研究所 Amphibious unmanned transport plane based on hydrofoil technology

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US1865749A (en) * 1930-06-11 1932-07-05 Cons Aircraft Corp Aircraft
US1893908A (en) * 1926-09-22 1933-01-10 Rohrbach Patents Corp Flying boat
US2343645A (en) * 1940-07-03 1944-03-07 Curtiss Wright Corp Folding wing airplane
US3599903A (en) * 1969-07-07 1971-08-17 Eugene H Handler High performance seaplane or amphibian
US6732672B2 (en) * 2001-10-08 2004-05-11 Korea Ocean Research And Development Institute Trimaran type wing effect ship with small waterplane area

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US1893908A (en) * 1926-09-22 1933-01-10 Rohrbach Patents Corp Flying boat
US1865749A (en) * 1930-06-11 1932-07-05 Cons Aircraft Corp Aircraft
US2343645A (en) * 1940-07-03 1944-03-07 Curtiss Wright Corp Folding wing airplane
US3599903A (en) * 1969-07-07 1971-08-17 Eugene H Handler High performance seaplane or amphibian
US6732672B2 (en) * 2001-10-08 2004-05-11 Korea Ocean Research And Development Institute Trimaran type wing effect ship with small waterplane area

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