Invention Application
- Patent Title: Autonomous Package Delivery Aircraft
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Application No.: US16526909Application Date: 2019-07-30
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Publication No.: US20190375499A1Publication Date: 2019-12-12
- Inventor: John Richard McCullough , Paul K. Oldroyd
- Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Assignee: Bell Textron Inc.
- Current Assignee: Bell Textron Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Main IPC: B64C29/00
- IPC: B64C29/00 ; B64C39/02 ; G05D1/10 ; G05D1/08

Abstract:
An aircraft includes an airframe and a distributed thrust array coupled to the airframe including at least six propulsion assemblies. A flight control system is operably associated with the distributed thrust array and is operable to independently control each of the propulsion assemblies. A package delivery module is coupled to the airframe. In a VTOL orientation utilizing thrust-borne lift, a first pair of propulsion assemblies is forward of the package delivery module, a second pair of propulsion assemblies is aft of the package delivery module and a third pair of propulsion assemblies is lateral of the package delivery module. In a forward flight orientation utilizing wing-borne lift, the first pair of propulsion assemblies is below the package delivery module, the second pair of propulsion assemblies is above the package delivery module and the third pair of propulsion assemblies is lateral of the package delivery module.
Public/Granted literature
- US10752350B2 Autonomous package delivery aircraft Public/Granted day:2020-08-25
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