Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Foldable rotor assembly for fixed-wing VTOL aircraft
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Application No.: US15713432Application Date: 2017-09-22
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Publication No.: US10994829B2Publication Date: 2021-05-04
- Inventor: Michael J. Duffy , Matthew S. Stauffer
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Duft & Bornsen, PC
- Main IPC: B64C11/28
- IPC: B64C11/28 ; B64C39/02 ; B64C11/04 ; B64C27/30 ; B64C29/00 ; B64C27/26

Abstract:
A rotor assembly for a fixed-wing VTOL aircraft. The rotor assembly is configured to provide vertical flight for the fixed-wing VTOL aircraft. In one embodiment, the rotor assembly includes a hub assembly, a first rotor blade affixed to the hub assembly, and a second rotor blade affixed to the hub assembly. The hub assembly orients the second rotor blade in relation to the first rotor blade about an axis of rotation of the hub assembly with the first rotor blade and the second rotor blade vertically stacked when the hub assembly is stopped for wing-borne flight.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190092461A1 FOLDABLE ROTOR ASSEMBLY FOR FIXED-WING VTOL AIRCRAFT Public/Granted day:2019-03-28
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