Vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) air vehicle

US9988147B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AeroVironment, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Dana J. Taylor · Simi Valley, US
• Phillip T. Tokumaru · Monrovia, US
• Bart Dean Hibbs · Simi Valley, US
• William M. Parks · Simi Valley, US
• David Wayne Ganzer · Simi Valley, US
• Joseph Frederick King · San Fernando, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 30, 2017
• Grant date: Jun 5, 2018
• Expiry date: Jun 30, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64U2201/20
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A flight control apparatus for fixed-wing aircraft includes a first port wing and first starboard wing, a first port swash plate coupled between a first port rotor and first port electric motor, the first port electric motor coupled to the first port wing, and a first starboard swash plate coupled between a first starboard rotor and first starboard electric motor, the first starboard electric motor coupled to the first starboard wing.