US 12,187,446 B2
Personal aircraft
Ilan Kroo, Stanford, CA (US)
Assigned to Wisk Aero LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Wisk Aero LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 25, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/423,127.
Application 18/423,127 is a continuation of application No. 17/191,549, filed on Mar. 3, 2021, granted, now 11,939,071.
Application 17/191,549 is a continuation of application No. 14/975,130, filed on Dec. 18, 2015, granted, now 10,974,838, issued on Apr. 13, 2021.
Application 14/975,130 is a continuation of application No. 13/931,954, filed on Jun. 30, 2013, granted, now 9,242,738, issued on Jan. 26, 2016.
Application 13/931,954 is a continuation of application No. 13/553,438, filed on Jul. 19, 2012, granted, now 8,485,464, issued on Jul. 16, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/509,530, filed on Jul. 19, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2024/0158092 A1, May 16, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B64D 31/00 (2024.01); B64C 3/16 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/12 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 31/00 (2013.01) [B64C 3/16 (2013.01); B64C 29/00 (2013.01); B64C 29/0025 (2013.01); B64C 39/12 (2013.01); Y02T 50/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method performed by a flight computer for controlling an aircraft to transition between vertical flight and forward flight, the method comprising:
activating a plurality of lift rotor assemblies coupled to an aircraft for vertical takeoff,
wherein the plurality of lift rotor assemblies include a first set of lift rotor assemblies located at a first side of the aircraft and a second set of lift rotor assemblies located at a second side of the aircraft,
wherein at least one of the first set of lift rotor assemblies has a first cant and at least one of the second set of lift rotor assemblies has a second cant, the second cant having an angle different from the first cant;
activating a forward propeller generating a forward speed; and
deactivating the plurality of lift rotor assemblies when the forward speed of the aircraft is greater than a stall speed of the aircraft.