Invention Grant
- Patent Title: VTOL aircraft with tilting rotors and tilting ducted fans
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Application No.: US17366834Application Date: 2021-07-02
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Publication No.: US11873085B2Publication Date: 2024-01-16
- Inventor: Kirk L. Groninga , Daniel B. Robertson
- Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
- Current Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US RI Providence
- Agency: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
- Main IPC: B64C29/00
- IPC: B64C29/00 ; B64C39/04 ; B64D27/02
Abstract:
An exemplary tiltrotor aircraft having a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) flight mode and a forward flight mode includes tiltable rotors located at forward boom ends, tiltable ducted fans located at wings aft of the forward boom ends, and aft rotors located on aft boom portions.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210331793A1 VTOL AIRCRAFT WITH TILTING ROTORS AND TILTING DUCTED FANS Public/Granted day:2021-10-28
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