US 12,012,206 B2
VTOL aircraft
Gregor Veble Mikic, Santa Cruz, CA (US); Alex Stoll, Santa Cruz, CA (US); and JoeBen Bevirt, Santa Cruz, CA (US)
Filed by Joby Aero, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/227,310.
Application 18/227,310 is a continuation of application No. 18/089,569, filed on Dec. 28, 2022, granted, now 11,753,159.
Application 18/089,569 is a continuation of application No. 17/167,064, filed on Feb. 3, 2021, granted, now 11,565,804, issued on Jan. 31, 2023.
Application 17/167,064 is a continuation of application No. 16/859,930, filed on Apr. 27, 2020, granted, now 10,988,248, issued on Apr. 27, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/983,445, filed on Feb. 28, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/838,773, filed on Apr. 25, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0365256 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. B64C 3/38 (2006.01); B64C 7/00 (2006.01); B64C 27/52 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B64C 1/06 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 29/0033 (2013.01) [B64C 3/38 (2013.01); B64C 7/00 (2013.01); B64C 27/52 (2013.01); B64C 1/061 (2013.01); B64C 1/068 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electric aircraft system comprising:
a payload housing;
a left wing defining a first broad surface;
a right wing defining a second broad surface;
a left support member mounted to the left wing, the left support member comprising a first end and a second end arranged on opposite sides of the first broad surface; and
a right support member mounted to the right wing, the right support member comprising a first end and a second end arranged on opposite sides of the second broad surface;
a plurality of propulsion assemblies comprising:
a left outboard propulsion assembly mounted to the left wing outboard of the left support member;
a right outboard propulsion assembly mounted to the right wing outboard of the right support member;
a first and second inboard propulsion assembly mounted to the first and second ends of the left support member, respectively; and
a third and fourth inboard propulsion assembly mounted to the first and second ends of the right support member, respectively, and
a plurality of landing struts, said landing struts projecting rearward of said left wing and said right wing, said landing struts adapted to support said electric aircraft system while said left wing and said right wing are tilted into a vertical take-off and landing configuration.