Disclosed is an unmanned aerial vehicle adapted to be positioned against a substantially vertical wall while hovering in the air, including a body and rotors, an arm end, a first leg end and a second leg end intersected by a front plane and adapted for together contacting the wall at three spaced apart positions, the front plane intersecting a vertical axis of the UAV at an upper side of a first plane spanned by a lateral and longitudinal axis of the UAV, the front plane extending at a first angle of between 45 to 85 degrees to the first plane; wherein the UAV is adapted for tilting upon contact of the first and second leg ends with the wall while the arm end approaches the wall, about the first and second leg ends and towards the wall, until the arm end contacts the wall.

An aircraft safety lifesaving system, disclosing an aircraft body, wherein an openable safety cabin is provided at the top of the aircraft body, a deceleration device is provided in the safety cabin, and the deceleration device is capable of being ejected from the safety cabin to enable the aircraft body to decelerate and land; a damping and buffering mechanism provided at the bottom of the aircraft body, the damping and buffering mechanism is telescopically provided in the vertical direction, and the damping and buffering mechanism is capable of extending to the position below the aircraft wheel body. A safety cabin is provided at the top of the aircraft body, and a deceleration device in the safety cabin is ejected in an emergency to assist the aircraft body to decelerate; the damping and buffering mechanism extends below the wheel body, and the damping and buffering mechanism contacts with the ground first.

An aircraft safety lifesaving system, which includes an aircraft body, wherein an openable safety cabin is provided at the top of the aircraft body, a deceleration device is provided in the safety cabin, and the deceleration device is capable of being ejected from the safety cabin to enable the aircraft body to decelerate and land; a damping and buffering mechanism is provided at the bottom of the aircraft body, the damping and buffering mechanism is telescopically provided in the vertical direction, and the damping and buffering mechanism is capable of extending to the position below the aircraft wheel body.

Disclosed herein is a VTOL tilt-wing aircraft that serves as a 4-6 passenger airliner for scheduled service between city centers and that is optimized for travel distances from 100-500 miles fully loaded with passengers and fuel. The VTOL aircraft solves technical, cost, and time problems inherent in other forms of transportation, including, but not limited to, rail, passenger airlines, and helicopters. The VTOL aircraft (1) takes off and lands like a helicopter, (2) flies fast like a jet, and (3) costs less than or comparable to a helicopter.

A hybrid aerial vehicle (HAV) comprising: a fuselage of the HAV; a first mechanism within the fuselage for accepting a plurality of wings of the HAV, the first mechanism allowing coordinated contraction of the plurality of wings essentially into the fuselage such that tips of the wings are position in proximity of the fuselage and coordinated extension of the wings such that tips of each wing are positioned away from the fuselage; a first wing extending from the port side of the fuselage and connected to the first mechanism; a second wing extending from the starboard side of the fuselage and connected to the first mechanism; a second mechanism placed within the fuselage in proximity to its front end, the second mechanism allowing motion of propellers of the HAV affixed there to between a first plain and a second plain; a first set of propellers affixed at the port side of the fuselage to the second mechanism; a second set of propellers affixed at the starboard side of the fuselage to the second mechanism; a third mechanism placed within the fuselage in proximity to its rear end, the third mechanism allowing motion of propellers of the HAV affixed there to between a first plain and a second plain, and further placing the propellers affixed thereto to be at a vertical displacement with respect to the propellers affixed to the second mechanism; a third set of propellers affixed at the port side of the fuselage to the third mechanism; and a fourth set of propellers affixed at the starboard side of the fuselage to the third mechanism.

An innovative capsule type flying vehicle with vertical takeoff and landing, which belongs to the field of devices for air transportation, preferably used for individual transportation, but optionally can be configured for the transportation of two people, where the great inconvenience of products of the same purpose found in the state of technology is the fact that they leave the user exposed and unprotected; differently, the object of this present request consists of a propelled flying vehicle having an aerodynamic envelope and structure, shaped as an ogive capsule, manufactured using light, reliable, safe and easily controllable material, capable of taking off and landing vertically and hovering, flying and maneuvering over great distances and altitudes; consisting of a pod-shaped capsule (1) formed by a base (2), head (3), entry door (4) with a windshield (4A) and a support to fix the propulsion engine.

Provided herein are systems and methods for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to skid and roll along an environmental surface. A rollable UAV includes an airframe assembly, a propulsion system, and a logic device configured to communicate with the propulsion system. The airframe assembly includes a cylindrical rolling guard configured to allow the UAV to roll along an environmental surface in contact with the cylindrical rolling guard. The logic device is configured to determine a rolling orientation for the UAV corresponding to the environmental surface, maneuver the UAV to place the cylindrical rolling guard of the airframe assembly in contact with the environmental surface, and roll the airframe assembly of the UAV along the environmental surface at approximately the determined rolling orientation while the cylindrical rolling guard is in contact with the environmental surface.

Provided herein are systems and methods for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to skid and roll along an environmental surface. A rollable UAV includes an airframe assembly, a propulsion system, and a logic device configured to communicate with the propulsion system. The airframe assembly includes a cylindrical rolling guard configured to allow the UAV to roll along an environmental surface in contact with the cylindrical rolling guard. The logic device is configured to determine a rolling orientation for the UAV corresponding to the environmental surface, maneuver the UAV to place the cylindrical rolling guard of the airframe assembly in contact with the environmental surface, and roll the airframe assembly of the UAV along the environmental surface at approximately the determined rolling orientation while the cylindrical rolling guard is in contact with the environmental surface.

An anchor for an aircraft. The anchor comprises a jack comprising a housing and a head that is able to move in translation in relation to the housing along an elevation axis, the head having three degrees of rotational freedom respectively about a longitudinal axis as well as a transverse axis and the elevation axis, the anchor comprising a member for taking up forces surrounding the jack and provided with a fastening suitable for being secured to the aircraft.

An anchor for an aircraft. The anchor comprises a jack comprising a housing and a head that is able to move in translation in relation to the housing along an elevation axis, the head having three degrees of rotational freedom respectively about a longitudinal axis as well as a transverse axis and the elevation axis, the anchor comprising a member for taking up forces surrounding the jack and provided with a fastening suitable for being secured to the aircraft.