US 12,252,243 B2
Aircraft
Yuji Ishitsuka, Wako (JP); and Kazuma Yoshii, Wako (JP)
Assigned to HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 18/257,162
Filed by HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Dec. 15, 2020, PCT No. PCT/JP2020/046756
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 13, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/130501, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 23, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0034466 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B64U 10/20 (2023.01)
CPC B64C 29/0025 (2013.01) [B64U 10/20 (2023.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aircraft comprising:
a fuselage;
a wing connected to an upper portion of a rear portion of the fuselage; and
at least two cruise rotors disposed on right and left sides of a central axis of the fuselage, and configured to generate thrust when the aircraft moves in a horizontal direction,
wherein two cruise rotors among the at least two cruise rotors are supported by the wing at positions rearward of the wing,
at least a portion of the wing and at least a portion of each of the two cruise rotors overlap each other in a front view of the aircraft,
the two cruise rotors are disposed immediately behind the wing,
at least a portion of the fuselage and at least a portion of each of the two cruise rotors overlap each other in a front view of the aircraft to form an overlapping portion, and
the rear portion of the fuselage includes an inclined surface that is inclined downward in a direction from front to rear, in a manner so that an area of the overlapping portion gradually decreases from the front toward the rear.