CPC B64C 29/0033 (2013.01) [B64C 7/02 (2013.01); B64C 11/28 (2013.01); B64C 27/08 (2013.01); B64C 27/28 (2013.01); B64C 27/30 (2013.01); B64C 39/068 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01); Y02T 50/60 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. A vertical take-off and landing aircraft, said vertical take-off and landing aircraft comprising:
a left wing, said left wing comprising a plurality of left side propulsion assemblies; and
a right wing, said right wing comprising a plurality of right side propulsion assemblies, wherein said propulsion assemblies comprise a stowable propeller system, said stowable propeller system comprising:
a central hub, said central hub comprising a first rotation axis;
a drive motor, said drive motor rigidly coupled to said central hub; and
a plurality of stowable propeller blades, said plurality of stowable propeller blades pivotally attached to said central hub, said stowable propeller blades comprising blade tips at an end away from said central hub,
wherein one or more of said plurality of left side propulsion assemblies further comprise an alternate forward flight propeller, and wherein one or more of said plurality of right side propulsion assemblies further comprise an alternate forward flight propeller.
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