Hybrid propulsion for airborne craft
US12420940B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 4, 2024 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64D27/40
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A craft comprises at least one hull, a main wing coupled to the hull and configured to facilitate airborne operations of the craft, a plurality of propellers that include one or more electric motor propellers and one or more combustion motor propellers arranged along each of a port side and a starboard side of the main wing and configured to generate lift on the craft by blowing air over the main wing, and a control system. The control system comprises data storage having instruction code stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors of the control system, causes the control system to: after receiving a takeoff indication, increase thrust generated by the electric motor propellers to cause the craft to transition from a hull-borne mode of operation to an airborne mode of operation, and after a thrust adjustment condition occurs, increase thrust generated by the combustion motor propellers.
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