Patent · US Active

Vertical take-off and landing aircraft

US9731820B1 · kind B1 · utility

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21References

18Claims

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Assignee

SWIFT ENGINEERING, INC. · US

Inventors

Robert Anthony Godlasky · Lake Forest, US
Naoto Ogawa · Wako, JP
Andrew Streett · San Clemente, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 28, 2016
Grant date	Aug 15, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 28, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64U2101/30
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A VTOL aircraft includes at least one puller rotor and at least one pusher rotor. The VTOL aircraft, for example, may include three puller rotors and one pusher rotor. The combination of static puller and pusher rotors allows the rotors to remain in a fixed orientation (i.e., no moving mechanical axes are required) relative to the wings and fuselage of the VTOL aircraft, while being able to transition the aircraft from a substantially vertical flight path to a substantially horizontal flight path.

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