Invention Application
- Patent Title: FOLDABLE AIRCRAFT
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Application No.: US17135232Application Date: 2020-12-28
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Publication No.: US20220204152A1Publication Date: 2022-06-30
- Inventor: Kip Gregory Campbell
- 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: B64C1/06
- IPC: B64C1/06 ; B64C29/02 ; B64C39/02

Abstract:
One embodiment is an aircraft including a main body, a plurality of propulsion assemblies, and a plurality of hinges, wherein each of the plurality of propulsion assemblies is rotatably coupled to the main body using a hinge from the plurality of hinges. In an example, the aircraft includes four motor support arms and each motor support arm rotatably couples a specific propulsion assembly to a specific corresponding hinge on the main body of the aircraft and increases a span of the aircraft when the aircraft is in the flight configuration and reduces the footprint of the aircraft when the aircraft is in a storage configuration.
Public/Granted literature
- US11845544B2 Foldable aircraft Public/Granted day:2023-12-19
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