US 12,459,629 B2
Personal aircraft
Ilan Kroo, Stanford, CA (US)
Assigned to Wisk Aero LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Wisk Aero LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 5, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/970,781.
Application 18/970,781 is a continuation of application No. 18/423,127, filed on Jan. 25, 2024, granted, now 12,187,446.
Application 18/423,127 is a continuation of application No. 17/191,549, filed on Mar. 3, 2021, granted, now 11,939,071, issued on Mar. 26, 2024.
Application 17/191,549 is a continuation of application No. 14/975,130, filed on Dec. 18, 2015, granted, now 10,974,838, issued on Apr. 13, 2021.
Application 14/975,130 is a continuation of application No. 13/931,954, filed on Jun. 30, 2013, granted, now 9,242,738, issued on Jan. 26, 2016.
Application 13/931,954 is a continuation of application No. 13/553,438, filed on Jul. 19, 2012, granted, now 8,485,464, issued on Jul. 16, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/509,530, filed on Jul. 19, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2025/0091722 A1, Mar. 20, 2025
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B64C 3/16 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/12 (2006.01); B64D 31/16 (2024.01)
CPC B64C 3/16 (2013.01) [B64C 29/00 (2013.01); B64C 29/0025 (2013.01); B64C 39/12 (2013.01); B64D 31/16 (2024.01); Y02T 50/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aircraft comprising:
a fuselage;
a first plurality of lift rotor assemblies coupled to a first side of the fuselage, at least two of the first plurality of lift rotor assemblies having different cant angles from each other;
a second plurality of lift rotor assemblies coupled to a second side of the fuselage, at least two of the second plurality of lift rotor assemblies having different cant angles from each other;
one or more propellers coupled to the fuselage for providing forward thrust; and
a flight computer, coupled to the fuselage, and configured to transition the aircraft between a forward flight and a vertical flight by activating and deactivating one or more of the first plurality of lift rotor assemblies, the second plurality of lift rotor assemblies or the one or more propellers.