Multicopter with wide span rotor configuration and protective fuselage
US10081422B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 2018 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C27/001
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An aircraft includes a fuselage which includes an unenclosed cockpit, a left arm where the proximal end is attached to the fuselage, a right arm where the proximal end is attached to the fuselage, a left float which is attached to the left arm between the proximal and distal ends, a right float which is attached to the right arm between the proximal and distal ends, and a plurality of rotors which includes a left inner rotor that is attached at a fixed angle to a top surface of the left float, a right inner rotor that is attached at a fixed angle to a top surface of the right float, a left outer rotor that is attached at a fixed angle to a top surface of the distal end of the left arm, and a right outer rotor that is attached at a fixed angle to a top surface of the distal end of the right arm.
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