Provided is an air-ground use vehicle capable of opening and closing a door, while a main wing is folded along a fuselage, without interfering with the main wing. The air-ground use vehicle includes: a main wing; a fuselage; a sliding door provided in a side surface of the fuselage; and a hinge mechanism that connects the main wing to the fuselage and that is capable of rotating between a first state, in which the main wing 4 is folded along the fuselage, and a second state, in which the main wing is opened to a side of the fuselage. In the first state, the sliding door opens and closes by sliding in a space formed between the main wing and the fuselage, with an outer surface of the fuselage and an inner surface of the sliding door facing each other.

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has a flight-only mode with a motor only rotating propellers and not rotating on-board wheels to configure the UAV to fly away from a surface of a structure, and a crawling-only mode in which the UAV is configured to crawl on the surface due to the motor only rotating the wheels while not rotating the propellers. In the flight-only mode, a clutch disengages a motor from the wheels so that the motor only engages the propellers to fly to lift from the surface. In the crawling-only mode, the clutch disengages the motor from the propellers so that the motor only engages the wheels to move the UAV on the surface.

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has a flight-only mode with a motor only rotating propellers and not rotating on-board wheels to configure the UAV to fly away from a surface of a structure, and a crawling-only mode in which the UAV is configured to crawl on the surface due to the motor only rotating the wheels while not rotating the propellers. In the flight-only mode, a clutch disengages a motor from the wheels so that the motor only engages the propellers to fly to lift from the surface. In the crawling-only mode, the clutch disengages the motor from the propellers so that the motor only engages the wheels to move the UAV on the surface.

A land-and-air vehicle configured to switch between a first form to be taken during ground traveling and a second form to be taken during flight includes a main body, a main wing unit, an operation unit, and a controller. The controller is configured to control, on the basis of an operation performed on the operation unit by an operator, a behavior of the land-and-air vehicle during the ground traveling and during the flight. The operation unit includes a handle and a step. The handle of the operation unit includes a throttle unit. The controller is configured to control, both during the ground traveling and during the flight, yawing of the land-and-air vehicle in response to an operation performed on the handle, and to control thrust for the land-and-air vehicle during the flight in response to an operation performed on the throttle unit.

A land-and-air vehicle configured to switch between a first form to be taken during ground traveling and a second form to be taken during flight includes a main body, a main wing unit, an operation unit, and a controller. The controller is configured to control, on the basis of an operation performed on the operation unit by an operator, a behavior of the land-and-air vehicle during the ground traveling and during the flight. The operation unit includes a handle and a step. The handle of the operation unit includes a throttle unit. The controller is configured to control, both during the ground traveling and during the flight, yawing of the land-and-air vehicle in response to an operation performed on the handle, and to control thrust for the land-and-air vehicle during the flight in response to an operation performed on the throttle unit.

A hybrid VTOL jet car comprising a light weight floatable chassis adapted for carrying a payload, a retractable tail section attached to a light weight floatable chassis at the rear end adapted for stabilizing the hybrid VTOL jet car, a plurality of wheels at the bottom of the hybrid VTOL jet car, a plurality of retractable wings on the sides of light weight floatable chassis, adapted for maneuvering the hybrid VTOL jet car. Further features may include a plurality of thrust-producing engines adapted for generating the thrust required for driving the hybrid VTOL jet car on a surface as well as in the air and a plurality of parachutes attached to the hybrid VTOL jet car to safely land the hybrid VTOL jet car under emergency.

A hybrid VTOL jet car comprising a light weight floatable chassis adapted for carrying a payload, a retractable tail section attached to a light weight floatable chassis at the rear end adapted for stabilizing the hybrid VTOL jet car, a plurality of wheels at the bottom of the hybrid VTOL jet car, a plurality of retractable wings on the sides of light weight floatable chassis, adapted for maneuvering the hybrid VTOL jet car. Further features may include a plurality of thrust-producing engines adapted for generating the thrust required for driving the hybrid VTOL jet car on a surface as well as in the air and a plurality of parachutes attached to the hybrid VTOL jet car to safely land the hybrid VTOL jet car under emergency.

A floating moving device includes a first rotation unit, a second rotation unit, a third rotation unit, a fourth rotation unit, and a fifth rotation unit. A fourth adjustment unit adjusts a direction of a fourth impeller such that a rotation axis of the fourth impeller is parallel to at least an up-down direction at a takeoff time. A fifth adjustment unit adjusts a direction of a fifth impeller such that a rotation axis of the fifth impeller is parallel to the up-down direction at the takeoff time. A first adjustment unit adjusts a position of a first wheel such that the first wheel comes into contact with the ground until the takeoff is performed. A second adjustment unit adjusts a position of a second wheel such that the second wheel comes into contact with the ground until the takeoff is performed.

A floating moving device includes a first rotation unit, a second rotation unit, a third rotation unit, a fourth rotation unit, and a fifth rotation unit. A fourth adjustment unit adjusts a direction of a fourth impeller such that a rotation axis of the fourth impeller is parallel to at least an up-down direction at a takeoff time. A fifth adjustment unit adjusts a direction of a fifth impeller such that a rotation axis of the fifth impeller is parallel to the up-down direction at the takeoff time. A first adjustment unit adjusts a position of a first wheel such that the first wheel comes into contact with the ground until the takeoff is performed. A second adjustment unit adjusts a position of a second wheel such that the second wheel comes into contact with the ground until the takeoff is performed.

An air and road vehicle system includes a road vehicle having a chassis, a plurality of wheels, an engine, and a cabin area. A flight vehicle having a main body, wings, flight control surfaces, and a plurality of propulsion devices is removably coupled to the road vehicle by a plurality of docking mechanisms. In the connected orientation, the top end of the road vehicle is connected to the bottom surface of the wings, and the back end of the road vehicle is connected to the main body via an elongated catch tongue. Controllers on the flight vehicle and road vehicle are communicatively linked wirelessly or via hardwire receptacles. In the disconnected orientation, the road vehicle is functional as a road motor vehicle, and in the connected orientation, the flight vehicle and the road vehicle are functional for flight in a vertical or horizontal orientation.