Toy aircraft and toy aircraft kits

Abstract

Toy aircraft comprise a fuselage and a main wing coupled to the fuselage. The main wing is configured to be bent and/or twisted at any position along a substantial span-wise length of the main wing amongst a plurality of distinct wing configurations and the main wing is configured to be retained in a selected one of the plurality of distinct wing configurations. In some examples, the main wing comprises an external body and a malleable frame that is supported by the external body. The malleable frame is configured to be selectively bent and/or twisted at any position span-wise along the malleable frame amongst a plurality of distinct wing configurations and the malleable frame is configured to retain the main wing in a selected one of the plurality of distinct wing configurations. The external body is configured to be pliable to conform to the selected one of the distinct wing configurations.

1 . A toy aircraft, comprising:
 a fuselage; and   a main wing coupled to the fuselage, wherein the main wing is configured to be bent and/or twisted at any position along a substantial span-wise length of the main wing amongst a plurality of distinct wing configurations, and wherein the main wing is configured to be retained in a selected one of the plurality of distinct wing configurations.   
     
     
         2 . The toy aircraft of  claim 1 , wherein the main wing comprises an external body and a malleable frame supported by the external body. 
     
     
         3 . The toy aircraft of  claim 2 , wherein the malleable frame is embedded within the external body. 
     
     
         4 . The toy aircraft of  claim 2 , wherein the malleable frame comprises a metal wire. 
     
     
         5 . The toy aircraft of  claim 4 , wherein the metal wire forms a loop extending around a periphery of the main wing. 
     
     
         6 . The toy aircraft of  claim 4 , wherein the metal wire comprises aluminum. 
     
     
         7 . The toy aircraft of  claim 2 , wherein the malleable frame comprises a metal sheet. 
     
     
         8 . The toy aircraft of  claim 7 , wherein the metal sheet comprises aluminum. 
     
     
         9 . The toy aircraft of  claim 2 , wherein the external body comprises a pliable material configured to conform to the selected one of the plurality of distinct wing configurations. 
     
     
         10 . The toy aircraft of  claim 9 , wherein the pliable material comprises an ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) foam material. 
     
     
         11 . The toy aircraft of  claim 1 , wherein the main wing comprises a monolithic main wing. 
     
     
         12 . The toy aircraft of  claim 11 , wherein the fuselage defines a slot, and wherein the monolithic main wing extends through the slot in a friction-fit arrangement. 
     
     
         13 . The toy aircraft of  claim 1 , wherein the main wing comprises a left wing portion and a right wing portion, wherein the left wing portion and the right wing portion comprise two distinct pieces. 
     
     
         14 . The toy aircraft of  claim 13 , wherein the fuselage defines a slot, and wherein both the left wing portion and the right wing portion extend into the slot in a friction-fit arrangement. 
     
     
         15 . The toy aircraft of  claim 13 , wherein the fuselage defines a left wing slot and a right wing slot, wherein the left wing portion extends into the left wing slot in a first friction-fit arrangement and the right wing portion extends into the right wing slot in a second friction-fit arrangement. 
     
     
         16 . The toy aircraft of  claim 1 , wherein the fuselage comprises an ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) foam material. 
     
     
         17 . The toy aircraft of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a rear stabilizing wing coupled to the fuselage; and   a tail fin extending upward from a rear portion of the fuselage.   
     
     
         18 . A toy aircraft kit, comprising:
 a fuselage; and   a main wing configured to be coupled to the fuselage, wherein the main wing is configured to be bent and/or twisted at any position along a substantial span-wise length of the main wing amongst a plurality of distinct wing configurations, and wherein the main wing is configured to be retained in a selected one of the plurality of distinct wing configurations.   
     
     
         19 . The toy aircraft kit of  claim 18 , wherein the main wing comprises an external body and a malleable frame supported by the external body, wherein the malleable frame is configured to be selectively bent and/or twisted at any position along a frame span-wise length of the malleable frame amongst a plurality of distinct wing configurations, and wherein the malleable frame is configured to retain the main wing in a selected one of the plurality of distinct wing configurations. 
     
     
         20 . The toy aircraft kit of  claim 18 , wherein the fuselage defines a slot, and wherein the main wing is configured to be selectively inserted into the slot in a friction-fit arrangement.