US 11,851,173 B2
Vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) winged air vehicle with complementary angled rotors
Henry Thome Won, Simi Valley, CA (US); and Quentin Lindsey, Canoga Park, CA (US)
Assigned to AEROVIRONMENT, INC., Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by AeroVironment, Inc., Arlington, VA (US)
Filed on Jan. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/573,353.
Application 17/573,353 is a continuation of application No. 16/453,308, filed on Jun. 26, 2019, granted, now 11,247,772.
Application 16/453,308 is a continuation of application No. 15/612,671, filed on Jun. 2, 2017, granted, now 10,370,095.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/345,618, filed on Jun. 3, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0297828 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B64C 27/26 (2006.01); B64D 27/06 (2006.01); B64C 29/02 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64U 30/10 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/13 (2023.01); B64U 70/80 (2023.01)
CPC B64C 27/26 (2013.01) [B64C 29/02 (2013.01); B64C 39/02 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 27/06 (2013.01); B64U 30/10 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/13 (2023.01); B64U 70/80 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft comprising:
a top port motor, a bottom port motor, a top starboard motor, and a bottom starboard motor, wherein the top and bottom starboard motors are angled away from each other within a first plane generally perpendicular to a plane of a wing, and wherein the top and bottom port motors are angled away from each other within a second plane generally perpendicular to the plane of the wing; and
a processor having addressable memory, the processor configured to:
control thrust to each of the top port motor, the bottom port motor, the top starboard motor, and the bottom starboard motor.