Aircraft with articulatable tail section
US12202591B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 22, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C29/0033
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An aircraft may include a fuselage, a propulsion assembly configured to produce thrust for the aircraft, and a gimballing mechanism articulatably coupling the propulsion assembly to the fuselage and configured to rotate the propulsion assembly about a first axis of rotation defined through a center of mass of the propulsion assembly, and rotate the propulsion assembly about a second axis of rotation defined through the center of mass of the propulsion assembly. The first axis of rotation may be perpendicular to the second axis of rotation. The first axis of rotation may be perpendicular to the second axis of rotation.
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