US 12,454,351 B2
Vertical take-off and landing aircraft
Darius Sharifzadeh, Camarillo, CA (US)
Filed by Darius Sharifzadeh, Camarillo, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 26, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/897,969.
Application 18/897,969 is a continuation in part of application No. 18/320,422, filed on May 19, 2023.
Application 18/320,422 is a continuation of application No. 17/674,476, filed on Feb. 17, 2022, granted, now 11,691,726, issued on Jul. 4, 2023.
Application 17/674,476 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/905,336, filed on Jun. 18, 2020, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/863,521, filed on Jun. 19, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2025/0019072 A1, Jan. 16, 2025
Int. Cl. B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B64C 15/12 (2006.01); F02K 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 29/0033 (2013.01) [B64C 15/12 (2013.01); F02K 1/004 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vertical take-off and landing aircraft, comprising:
a fuselage including a nose end and a tail end;
wherein the fuselage comprising a plurality of seats disposed in an interior volume of the fuselage;
wherein the fuselage further comprising a cockpit disposed at a front end of the interior volume of the fuselage;
a pair of rear wings extending outwardly from opposing sides of the fuselage between the cockpit and the tail end;
each rear wing of the pair of rear wings comprising an aileron;
a pair of front wings extending outwardly from opposing sides of the fuselage between the cockpit and the nose end;
each front wing of the pair of front wings comprising an elevator;
wherein each of the pair of rear wings and each of the pair of front wings includes an adjustably mounted turbine;
wherein each adjustable mounted turbine is disposed on a top surface of each of the pairs of rear wings and each of the pair of front wings;
wherein the adjustably mounted turbine comprising a statically mounted fan pod, a duct rotatably connected to the fan pod, and an adjustable nozzle rotatably connected to the duct;
wherein the duct is rotatable between at least a horizontal configuration, a vertical position, and a plurality of intermediate positions;
wherein the horizontal configuration is defined where the adjustable nozzle is parallel to the associated wing and horizontal thrust is generated;
wherein the vertical position is defined where the adjustable nozzle is perpendicular to the associated wing and vertical thrust is generated; and
wherein the statically mounted fan pods are defined entirely above a corresponding wing;
further comprising an exhaust vent and a support base disposed on the adjustably mounted turbine.