Charles W Henderson

US Patent:

D2782260, Apr 2, 1985

Filed:

Apr 9, 1982

Appl. No.:

6/367218

Inventors:

Charles Henderson - Fort Washington MD

US Classification:

D12319

US Patent:

46625887, May 5, 1987

Filed:

Mar 5, 1984

Appl. No.:

6/584310

Inventors:

Charles Henderson - Oxon Hill MD

International Classification:

B64C 136

US Classification:

2441182

Abstract:

A delta-wing and a tapered-wing planform are combined and result in an airplane which does not require a tail assembly or a fuselage and which provides a means to resolve the conflicting requirements for large circular aperture payload space and low drag, high endurance flight. The invention consists of a flying machine with a moveable disk structure which enables a suitable circular aperture phased array antenna system to be operated either within the wing envelope or in a vertical position so that multiple narrow pencil beams can be electronically steered in opposite directions from the airplane. The location of the antenna with respect to the wing structure is such that it can operate with a corporate-fed array in the horizontal position and/or a space-fed array in the vertical position.

US Patent:

D2816806, Dec 10, 1985

Filed:

Apr 8, 1982

Appl. No.:

6/366666

Inventors:

Charles Henderson - Fort Washington MD

US Classification:

D12333