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US 12,583,599 B2Granted
Connectors and joints for dual engine vertical take off and landing collapsible fixed wing aircraft
AssigneeAnduril Industries, Inc.
InventorsGregory Joseph Toland, Dane Michael Chantrill, Zhe Kevin Wang
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Abstract
The present application discloses an aircraft. The aircraft comprises a fuselage mount coupled to a first wing and a second wing via a first hinge and a second hinge via a second hinge, a fuselage detachably mounted on the fuselage mount, a first engine nacelle detachably mounted on an end of the first wing distal from the fuselage, and a second engine nacelle detachably mounted on an end of the second wing distal from the fuselage.
Claims25
An aircraft, comprising:
- a fuselage mount coupled to a first wing via a first hinge and a second wing via a second hinge;
- a fuselage detachably mounted on the fuselage mount;
- a first engine nacelle detachably and directly mounted on a distal end of the first wing from the fuselage, wherein the distal end of the first wing is inserted into the first engine nacelle, the first wing comprising a first engine nacelle support member configured to insert into a hole of the first engine nacelle, the first wing mounted to the first engine nacelle via engine-nacelle mountings, wherein the first engine nacelle support member is oriented perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the first engine nacelle, and wherein an interface between the first engine nacelle and the distal end of the first wing is located at a top of the first engine nacelle such that, during horizontal flight, the interface is positioned at a topmost portion of the first engine nacelle;
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- a second engine nacelle detachably mounted on an end of the second wing distal from the fuselage.
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An aircraft, comprising:
- a first wing;
- a second wing;
- a center wing or a fuselage, wherein the first wing is foldably coupled to the center wing or the fuselage, wherein the second wing is foldably coupled to the center wing or the fuselage;
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- a first engine nacelle detachably and directly mounted on a distal end of the first wing from the center wing or the fuselage, wherein the distal end of the first wing is inserted into the first engine nacelle, the first wing comprising a first engine nacelle support member configured to insert into a hole of the first engine nacelle, the first wing mounted to the first engine nacelle via engine-nacelle mountings, wherein the first engine nacelle support member is oriented perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the first engine nacelle, and wherein an interface between the first engine nacelle and the distal end of the first wing is located at a top of the first engine nacelle such that, during horizontal flight, the interface is positioned at a topmost portion of the first engine nacelle.
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An aircraft, comprising:
- a first wing;
- a second wing;
- a fuselage;
- a center wing, wherein the fuselage is foldably or detachably coupled to the center wing including a fuel coupling between the fuselage and the center wing, wherein the center wing includes a fuel coupling to the first wing and the second wing;
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- a first engine nacelle detachably and directly mounted on a distal end of the first wing from the center wing or the fuselage, wherein the distal end of the first wing is inserted into the first engine nacelle, the first wing comprising a first engine nacelle support member configured to insert into a hole of the first engine nacelle, the first wing mounted to the first engine nacelle via engine-nacelle mountings, wherein the first engine nacelle support member is oriented perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the first engine nacelle, and wherein an interface between the first engine nacelle and the distal end of the first wing is located at a top of the first engine nacelle such that, during horizontal flight, the interface is positioned at a topmost portion of the first engine nacelle.
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An aircraft, comprising:
- a first wing;
- a center wing or a fuselage;
- a second wing;
- a first nacelle detachably and directly mounted on a distal end of the first wing from the center wing or the fuselage, wherein the distal end of the first wing is inserted into the first nacelle, the first wing comprising a first nacelle support member configured to insert into a hole of the first nacelle, the first wing mounted to the first engine nacelle via engine-nacelle mountings, wherein the first engine nacelle support member is oriented perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the first engine nacelle, and wherein an interface between the first nacelle and the distal end of the first wing is located at a top of the first nacelle such that, during horizontal flight, the interface is positioned at a topmost portion of the first nacelle, and wherein the first nacelle includes a first landing module-nacelle mount to couple the first nacelle to the first landing module;
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- a second nacelle, wherein the second nacelle is couple to the second wing, and wherein the second nacelle includes a second landing module-nacelle mount to couple the first nacelle to the second landing module.
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An aircraft, comprising:
- a first nacelle detachably and directly mounted on a distal end of a first wing from a center wing or a fuselage, wherein the distal end of the first wing is inserted into the first nacelle, the first wing comprising a first nacelle support member configured to insert into a hole of the first nacelle, the first wing mounted to the first engine nacelle via engine-nacelle mountings, wherein the first engine nacelle support member is oriented perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the first engine nacelle, and wherein an interface between the first nacelle and the distal end of the first wing is located at a top of the first nacelle such that, during horizontal flight, the interface is positioned at a topmost portion of the first nacelle, and wherein the first nacelle includes a first engine detachably coupled to one or more first proprotor blades;
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- a second nacelle, wherein the second nacelle includes a second engine detachably coupled to one or more second proprotor blades.
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