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US 2023/0406498 A1Published application
Aircraft with Wingtip Positioned Propellers
OwnerJonathan Christian Russinventor
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Abstract
An aircraft is provided which includes a fuselage having a first wing with curved wingtips positioned above a second wing having curved wingtips. Rotor assemblies located in between the curved wingtips of the first and second wing, are employable to both provide vertical thrust for vertical take off of the aircraft and auto rotation to generate electric energy to recharge an onboard electric power supply. The first wing may be formed in a V-shape, and additional rotor assemblies to provide forward and vertical thrust to the airplane can be included on rotatable canards.
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An aircraft comprising:
- a fuselage having a front end and a rear end, said fuselage having a starboard side and having a port side opposite said starboard side;
- a first wing, said first wing positioned above a second wing;
- said first wing having a first wingtip positioned on said starboard side of said fuselage and having a second wingtip positioned on said port side of said fuselage;
- said second wing having a first wingtip on said starboard side of said fuselage, and having a second wingtip positioned on said port side of said fuselage;
- a first rotor assembly positioned in between a distal end of said first wingtip of said first wing and a distal end of said first wingtip of said second wing;
- a second rotor assembly positioned in between a distal end of said second wingtip of said first wing and a distal end of said second curved wingtip of said second wing;
- said first rotor assembly having a first propeller including a plurality of blades engaged with a first motor generator, said propeller rotating in a horizontal plane, said horizontal plane extending into a gap between said first wing and said second wing;
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- said second rotor assembly having a second propeller including a plurality of blades engaged with a second motor generator, said second propeller rotating in said horizontal plane.
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