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- Patent Title: Aerodynamically efficient lightweight vertical take-off and landing aircraft with pivoting rotors and stowing rotor blades
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Application No.: US16596497Application Date: 2019-10-08
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Publication No.: US10994851B2Publication Date: 2021-05-04
- Inventor: JoeBen Bevirt , Alex Stoll
- Applicant: Joby Aero, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Cruz
- Assignee: Joby Aero, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Joby Aero, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Cruz
- Agent Michael A. Guth
- Main IPC: B64D27/24
- IPC: B64D27/24 ; B64C11/28 ; B64C29/00 ; B64C39/06

Abstract:
An aerial vehicle adapted for vertical takeoff and landing using a set of wing mounted thrust producing elements and a set of tail mounted rotors for takeoff and landing. An aerial vehicle which is adapted to vertical takeoff with the rotors in a rotated, take-off attitude then transitions to a horizontal flight path, with the rotors rotated to a typical horizontal configuration. The aerial vehicle uses different configurations of its wing mounted rotors and propellers to reduce drag in all flight modes.
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