ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,291,324, issued on May 6, was assigned to WIND FISHER (Les Adrets, France).
"Remote control system for a magnus-effect aircraft" was invented by Garrett Smith (Colomiers, France) and Armand Tardella (Merry-la-Vallee, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A remote control system for an aircraft includes an aircraft of the Magnus-effect type. The aircraft includes a cylinder extending along a longitudinal axis. The cylinder is able to rotate about the longitudinal axis. A pair of rotatable elements are arranged at a distance from the aircraft. A drive means is designed to drive a rotational movement of the pair of rotatable elements. A con...