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US 2024/0190562 A1Published application
Vertical take-off and landing aircraft
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsBon Aizawa, Toshinori Tsukamoto, Masashi Kato, Kenta Uchida, Kaisaku Yoshimura
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Abstract
In a vertical take-off and landing aircraft, a plurality of VTOL rotors are divided into a plurality of groups, and each VTOL rotor is included in any one of the groups. After lift is generated by wings (a front wing and a rear wing), a controller sequentially stops rotation of the plurality of VTOL rotors on a group-by-group basis.
Claims12
A vertical take-off and landing aircraft comprising:
- a plurality of vertical take-off and landing rotors configured to generate thrust in a vertical direction;
- at least one cruise rotor configured to generate thrust in a horizontal direction;
- at least one wing configured to generate lift as the vertical take-off and landing aircraft moves in the horizontal direction;
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- a controller configured to control operation of each of the plurality of vertical take-off and landing rotors and each of the at least one cruise rotor,
- wherein the plurality of vertical take-off and landing rotors are divided into a plurality of groups, each of the vertical take-off and landing rotors being included in any one of the groups, and
- after the lift is generated by the wing, the controller sequentially stops rotation of the plurality of vertical take-off and landing rotors on a group-by-group basis.
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