US 12,384,532 B2
Vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft systems and method
William Swindt Butterfield, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by William Swindt Butterfield, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/461,483.
Application 18/461,483 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/480,890, filed on Sep. 21, 2021, granted, now 11,970,264.
Prior Publication US 2023/0406488 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. B64C 27/08 (2023.01); B64C 27/52 (2006.01); B64D 17/80 (2006.01); B64D 27/34 (2024.01); B64D 27/357 (2024.01)
CPC B64C 27/08 (2013.01) [B64C 27/52 (2013.01); B64D 17/80 (2013.01); B64D 27/34 (2024.01); B64D 27/357 (2024.01)] 56 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft system, comprising:
a VTOL aircraft comprising:
a pivotal coupling comprising a boom mount;
a fuselage coupled to the boom mount, the fuselage comprising a cabin;
a powerplane assembly comprising:
a plurality of rotors each coupled to an electrical motor;
a plurality of booms directly coupled to the boom mount and coupling the plurality of rotors to the boom mount, each of the plurality of booms comprising a boom contact strip located on a bottom surface of a respective boom;
at least one aircraft battery pack electrically coupled to the electrical motors of the plurality of rotors and electrically coupled to each boom contact strip of the plurality of booms;
a VTOL docking station comprising:
one or more docking station contact strips located on an upper surface of the VTOL docking station and configured to make electrical contact with a respective boom contact strip of a plurality of boom contact strips.