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US 12,006,034 B2Granted
Articulated electric propulsion system and lightweight vertical take-off and landing aircraft using same
AssigneeJoby Aero, Inc.
InventorsJoeBen Bevirt, Alex Stoll
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Abstract
An aerial vehicle adapted for vertical takeoff and landing using pivoting thrust producing elements for takeoff and landing. An aerial vehicle which is adapted to takeoff with thrust units providing vertical thrust and then transitioning to a horizontal flight path. An aerial vehicle with pivoting thrust units with propellers, wherein some or all of the propellers are able to be stowed and fully nested during forward flight.
Claims16
A vertical take-off and landing aircraft, said vertical take-off and landing aircraft comprising:
- a left wing, said left wing comprising a plurality of left side propulsion assemblies;
- and
- a right wing, said right wing comprising a plurality of right side propulsion assemblies, wherein said propulsion assemblies comprise a stowable propeller system, said stowable propeller system comprising:
- a central hub, said central hub comprising a first rotation axis;
- a drive motor, said drive motor rigidly coupled to said central hub;
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- a plurality of stowable propeller blades, said plurality of stowable propeller blades pivotally attached to said central hub, said stowable propeller blades comprising blade tips at an end away from said central hub,
- wherein one or more of said plurality of left side propulsion assemblies further comprise an alternate forward flight propeller, and wherein one or more of said plurality of right side propulsion assemblies further comprise an alternate forward flight propeller.
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