ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,117, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to HILL GROUP TECHNOLOGIES Ltd. (Rugeley, Great Britain).
"Helicopter ground movement system and method" was invented by Jason Hill (Rugeley, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a ground movement system for a helicopter having a fuselage and rotor blades fixed to the top of the fuselage, the ground movement system comprising at least three wheels secured below the fuselage of the helicopter, the wheels being retractable during flight; a motor positioned in the hub or on the undercarriage leg of each of at least two of the wheels, wherein each motor is operable to rotate the w...