Aerial firefighting drone
AssigneeHalo Mechatronics Ltd.
InventorCarl Johnson
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Abstract
An aircraft and system and method for delivering a payload is disclosed wherein the aircraft comprises a fuselage having a compartment operable to contain a payload, at least one rotatable arm extending from the fuselage and at least one propeller located at a distal end of the rotatable arm movable between a horizontal and a vertical configuration. The method comprises rotating the at least one arm about a pivot on the fuselage from a vertical configuration. The system further includes a landing frame adapted to receive the aircraft thereon such that the aircraft has no included landing gear.
Claims20
An aircraft comprising:
- a fuselage having a compartment operable to contain a payload;
- at least one rotatable arm extending from the fuselage;
- and
- at least one propeller located at a distal end of the rotatable arm movable between a horizontal and a vertical configuration.
The aircraft of claim _ wherein the aircraft includes a control aircraft for controlling flight.
The aircraft of claim _ wherein the control system is operable to modify the thrust provided by each propeller, the angle of each propulsion arm, and the angle of the motor mount at the end of each propulsion arm.
A method of transitioning an aircraft from vertical to horizontal flight comprising;
- providing a fuselage having a compartment operable to contain a payload, the fuselage having at least one rotatable arm extending from the fuselage with a propeller located at a distal end thereof;
- and
- rotating the at least one arm about a pivot on the fuselage from a vertical configuration.
A system for delivering a payload using an aircraft comprising an aircraft comprising:
- a fuselage having a compartment operable to contain a payload;
- at least one rotatable arm extending from the fuselage:
- and at least one propeller located at a distal end of the rotatable arm movable between a horizontal and a vertical configuration;
- and
- a landing frame adapted to receive the aircraft thereon such that the aircraft has no included landing gear.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.