Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft
AssigneeSubaru Corporation
InventorKouichi Kita
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Abstract
A vertical takeoff and landing aircraft is capable of vertical takeoff and landing and horizontal flight, and includes a cabin, rotors, protectors, a connector and a hinge. The cabin is capable of carrying a crew and/or a cargo. The rotors are positioned in front of and behind the cabin during the vertical takeoff and landing. The protectors surround the rotors. The connector connects the protectors to one another. The hinge attaches the connector to the cabin such that the connector is rotatable with respect to the cabin. The vertical takeoff and landing aircraft performs the vertical takeoff and landing and the horizontal flight by the connector rotating with respect to the cabin and accordingly the rotors and fixed wings rotating around the cabin.
Claims6
A vertical takeoff and landing aircraft capable of vertical takeoff and landing and horizontal flight, comprising:
- a cabin capable of carrying a crew and/or a cargo;
- rotors positioned in front of and behind the cabin during the vertical takeoff and landing;
- protectors that surround the rotors;
- a connector that connects the protectors to one another;
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- a hinge that attaches the connector to the cabin such that the connector is rotatable with respect to the cabin,
- wherein the vertical takeoff and landing aircraft performs the vertical takeoff and landing and the horizontal flight by the connector rotating with respect to the cabin and accordingly the rotors and fixed wings rotating around the cabin, and
- wherein the hinge is provided at a position forward of a center of gravity of the cabin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.