AMPHIBIAN SEARCH-AND-RESCUE AIRCRAFT Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: aircraft manufacture; search-and-rescue operations. SUBSTANCE: aircraft has fuselage of round section with air intake and crew cabin in nose portion, swept wing, tail unit and three- leg landing gear with nose wheel. Lower portion of fuselage is provided with fairing and structure made in form of boat with varying deadrise bottom; lines of this structure correspond to fairing. Wing is provided with stiffened pylon holding the floats; boat and float may move downward relative to structure on which they are mounted; they may be locked in extended position by means of load-bearing members; structurally they consist of interconnected compartments for rescued people and fuel; compartments for people are tight and are provided with hatches; front part of boat contains hatch for nose leg closed with doors. EFFECT: enhanced efficiency of search- and-rescue operations. 4 dwg