TWO AIRCRAFT FORMING AN AEROPLANE FUSELAGE THAT SEPARATES INTO TWO SELF-CONTAINED AIRCRAFT

摘要

The invention relates to two aircraft forming the fuselage of an aeroplane that flies vertically and horizontally, moves forward and backward, and separates to form two self-contained aircraft while in flight mode. When required, the fuselage separates to form an upper part to protect the passengers and a lower part to protect the passengers' luggage. The upper part of the aeroplane comprises: a main upper rotor (1); a rear tail rotor (4) to balance the airflow with the main rotor; two panels (5) in the centre of the fuselage, which divide the two parts of the aeroplane and protect same when they separate; an additional fuel store (6); hinges (7) between the two panels, which secure the upper and lower parts together and allow a controlled separation; and flaps (8) that slide in the wing, the aeroplane moving forward and backward by means of the upper-rotor downwash on the sliding flaps. The aeroplane is characterised in that the upper part (9) of the complete fuselage separates to form a smaller, self-contained fuselage (such as a helicopter). The lower part of the aeroplane is characterised in that it has: a second thrust source, composed of two jet engines (10) for vertical flight; and an electronic control device (11) (autopilot) to continue the journey of the lower part of the aeroplane upon separation. The aeroplane is characterised in that it provides two landing methods, the first by landing on wheels (12) during a conventional landing and the second by sliding on landing skids (13) that are installed in the lower part of the aeroplane, slightly above the wheels, and are used during vertical landing, or as required; and in that the lower part (14) of the complete fuselage separates to form a smaller, self-contained fuselage (such as an Airbus 320) that flies horizontally. The improvements relate to the entire fuselage (15), which supports a combination of horizontal and vertical thrust sources and forward and backward motion, which enables the aeroplane to manoeuvre with greater stability and at high speed and to separate to form two completely self-contained aircraft, distinguishing the aeroplane from similar aeroplanes.